Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, is in talks to buy a stake in TV and Web conglomerate Network18, the Wall Street Journal reported. His foray into the media and entertainment space will be closely watched given that he is arguably India's most powerful businessman, it said. Plus, an investment could further a feud with his brother Anil who already is a large media player via his Reliance Group, which has a TV joint venture with the CBS Studios International unit of CBS Corp. and is a financing partner of Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks studio. The company also is a big player
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- 12/21/2011
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
DreamWorks Studios. Action-Adventure With Heart, .Real Steel,. Starring Hugh Jackman, Enters the Home Entertainment Ring on Blu-ray., DVD, Digital and On-Demand January 24, 2012
DreamWorks Studios. Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman, muscles its way into the Home Entertainment arena on Blu-ray., DVD, Digital and On-Demand on January 24, 2012. This visually stunning action-adventure filled with heart and soul is a “must-add” to every home movie collection, delivering a premium in-home experience complete with knockout bonus materials that dive deeper into the action.
The Blu-ray Combo Pack, with its perfect picture and sound, delivers the ultimate punch, offering viewers a variety of supplemental bonus features that take them ringside with Director Shawn Levy on the making of the film. Exclusive features include a bare-knuckled exposé of the life story of Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman), deleted and extended scenes that go deeper into the film and storylines, and a riveting profile with legendary boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard.
DreamWorks Studios. Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman, muscles its way into the Home Entertainment arena on Blu-ray., DVD, Digital and On-Demand on January 24, 2012. This visually stunning action-adventure filled with heart and soul is a “must-add” to every home movie collection, delivering a premium in-home experience complete with knockout bonus materials that dive deeper into the action.
The Blu-ray Combo Pack, with its perfect picture and sound, delivers the ultimate punch, offering viewers a variety of supplemental bonus features that take them ringside with Director Shawn Levy on the making of the film. Exclusive features include a bare-knuckled exposé of the life story of Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman), deleted and extended scenes that go deeper into the film and storylines, and a riveting profile with legendary boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard.
- 12/3/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On Blu-ray 3D., Blu-ray., DVD, Digital and On-Demand, December 13, 2011
Complete with never-before-seen, Unrated bonus features that add to a bloody good time
DreamWorks Pictures. Fright Night, starring Colin Farrell, arrives onDecember 13, 2011 just in time to take a bite out of the holidays on Blu-ray 3D., Blu-ray., DVD, Digital and On-Demand. Inspired by the 1985 gothic horror cult classic and directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl,Mr. Woodcock), all hell breaks loose when High School Senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) discovers his charming new neighbor Jerry (Farrell) is a Vampire preying on his neighborhood.
Packed with un-rated bonus features, the Blu-ray release includes a fang-in-cheek mockumentary .Peter Vincent: Swim Inside My Mind,. a hilarious satirical look at David Tennant.s egocentric .rock star. anti-hero character, Peter Vincent; “The Official How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie Guide;. .Squid Man: Extended and Uncut;. .Frightful Facts & Terrifying Trivia;. “Deleted Scenes;. and a “Gag Reel.
Complete with never-before-seen, Unrated bonus features that add to a bloody good time
DreamWorks Pictures. Fright Night, starring Colin Farrell, arrives onDecember 13, 2011 just in time to take a bite out of the holidays on Blu-ray 3D., Blu-ray., DVD, Digital and On-Demand. Inspired by the 1985 gothic horror cult classic and directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl,Mr. Woodcock), all hell breaks loose when High School Senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) discovers his charming new neighbor Jerry (Farrell) is a Vampire preying on his neighborhood.
Packed with un-rated bonus features, the Blu-ray release includes a fang-in-cheek mockumentary .Peter Vincent: Swim Inside My Mind,. a hilarious satirical look at David Tennant.s egocentric .rock star. anti-hero character, Peter Vincent; “The Official How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie Guide;. .Squid Man: Extended and Uncut;. .Frightful Facts & Terrifying Trivia;. “Deleted Scenes;. and a “Gag Reel.
- 10/14/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Help, the inspirational summer hit film people can.t stop talking about, arrives in homes just in time for the holidays, delivering this powerful story on Blu-ray. Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand, December 6, 2011.
The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the compelling performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard. The Help is a courageous and empowering story about very different and extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project.
The Help Blu-ray Combo Pack provides audiences with the chance to delve deeper into the movie through compelling, never-before-seen bonus features, including .The Making of .The Help:. From Friendship To Film,. an intimate look at how the life-changing experiences of close-knit childhood friends director Tate Taylor and novelist Kathryn Stockett led to the...
The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the compelling performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard. The Help is a courageous and empowering story about very different and extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project.
The Help Blu-ray Combo Pack provides audiences with the chance to delve deeper into the movie through compelling, never-before-seen bonus features, including .The Making of .The Help:. From Friendship To Film,. an intimate look at how the life-changing experiences of close-knit childhood friends director Tate Taylor and novelist Kathryn Stockett led to the...
- 10/5/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Washington, Oct 28 – Anil Ambani, in collaboration with CBS, has launched an English-language channel that will bring shows never before seen in India to a television screen (and set top box) near you.
Ambani’s Reliance Broadcast Network’s joint venture with CBS Studios International has launched shows of sassy Judge Judy, and television personality and cooking show host Rachael Ray will anchor the weekday, daytime line up, reports the Wall Street Journal.
And CBS’s new hit cop show Blue Bloods will be the newest thing for Indian television on Thursday nights.
Also, the shows Ambani is bringing to his new channel will not be old reruns that you may have seen on other.
Ambani’s Reliance Broadcast Network’s joint venture with CBS Studios International has launched shows of sassy Judge Judy, and television personality and cooking show host Rachael Ray will anchor the weekday, daytime line up, reports the Wall Street Journal.
And CBS’s new hit cop show Blue Bloods will be the newest thing for Indian television on Thursday nights.
Also, the shows Ambani is bringing to his new channel will not be old reruns that you may have seen on other.
- 10/28/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi -- MGM Studios has entered into a franchisee licensing agreement with Lavasa Corp., a subsidiary of real estate conglomerate Hindustan Construction Company, to set up a Hollywood theme park near the western city of Pune, with an initial investment of 4.5 billion rupees ($100 million), according to a newspaper report here Tuesday.
Hcc's Lavasa project is a major new township coming up near Pune – about three hours' drive from Mumbai -- spread over 25,000 acres. Quoting an unnamed source, the report in business paper The Economic Times stated that the MGM theme park would be spread over 75 acres and that the park would be operational by 2014. “The initial license pact has been signed based on a forecast of two million visitors every year once it is fully operational,” the source was quoted stating.
When contacted by THR, Lavasa Corp offered no comment.
If the MGM project goes through, it would be Lavasa's second theme park,...
Hcc's Lavasa project is a major new township coming up near Pune – about three hours' drive from Mumbai -- spread over 25,000 acres. Quoting an unnamed source, the report in business paper The Economic Times stated that the MGM theme park would be spread over 75 acres and that the park would be operational by 2014. “The initial license pact has been signed based on a forecast of two million visitors every year once it is fully operational,” the source was quoted stating.
When contacted by THR, Lavasa Corp offered no comment.
If the MGM project goes through, it would be Lavasa's second theme park,...
- 10/19/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 12th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) starting Oct 21 will feature the world premiere of five movies - three from India and one each from Denmark and France.The Indian films are Biju Kumar.s .The Way Home., Sudhish Kamath.s .Good Night Good Morning. and debutant K.M Kamal.s .Alif.. The Danish film, .Abobe the Street Below the Water., is directed by Charlotte Sieling. Director duo Jonas Pariente and Mathias Mangin.s French documentary .Next Year in Mumbai. will also be screened, stated a Mff statement here.Organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami), Mff is a Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd (Rbel) initiative which is the flagship media and entertainment arm of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group..Florida Road. from South Africa by Brad Glass and .Sound of Mumbai: A Musical. helmed by Sarah McCarthy will follow suit with their Asian premieres at the event.Over...
- 10/15/2010
- Filmicafe
Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd's (Rbnl) media sales team - Big Connect - will work as a single window to all the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (Reliance Adag) companies. Big Connect will sell the media space on all Reliance Adag companies across infrastructure, communications, Ooh, entertainment and power sectors namely Delhi Airport Metro Express, Mumbai Metro One, Worli Sea Link, Reliance Mobile, Big Cinema, Reliance World outlets, Zapak Gameplexes, Big Flix, Big Street, Big FM, Zapak.com, Big Adda and the soon to be launched English Channels with Big CBS. ...
- 8/30/2010
- BusinessofCinema
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