The Love Guru

Forget animated characters, Mike Myers is back in his first original role since Austin Powers and he doesn’t disappoint. The Love Guru is a thinly veiled homage to Deepak Chopra, focusing on the travails of one guru who has to break a curse, reunite a couple and get a hockey team to the Stanley Cup. That’s no small order, but you can expect hilarious hi-jinks to ensue.

Mike Myers doesn’t miss a step in this comedy that centers around the star player of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Darren Roanoake, played to perfection by Romany Malco. Roanoke’s wife is lured away by the star player of the LA Kings, Jacques Grand (Justin Timberlake) and it’s up to the Love Guru to restore domestic harmony to get Malco back on his game.

With a cast that includes Jessica Alba and Ben Kingsley, it’s hard to go wrong. Myers penned the original story with Graham Gordy and co-produces with Michael deLuca. It’s been a tough road for Myers since the success of Austin Powers, and although he’s turned out terrific performances in animated flicks, this marks his return to playing a human, something audiences have been waiting for with baited breath.

The premise behind the Love Guru Movie is not necessarily new, meshing the classic fish out water tale with a boy meets girl scenario, but Myers makes it work. His character, Pitka, is abandoned as a boy outside an ashram in India and is trained in the way of the guru. Coming to America, he finds fame as a self-help guru that caters to the stars.

Known for his unorthodox techniques, Pitka is hired on by the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jane Bullard (Alba). The team has been a victim of the Bullard Curse for forty years and it appears as though it has struck again in the form of disharmony in the marriage between Malco and his estranged wife. Timberlake is perfection in his role as the golden boy of the LA Kings who woos away said wife.

Given Myers love of Chopra and hockey, this is certainly a project made in heaven for the 45 year old star. Known for mixing life and art, Myers hits his stride in this movie, after disappointing audiences in his turn as the Cat and the Hat. He is definitely in his element in this zany comedy that features some of today’s hottest rising stars. It’s a smart career move for Myers and one that audiences will undoubtedly embrace, so long as he keeps himself in check.

The Love Guru is set to premier on June 20th in the United States. Expect a big roll out and a lot of coverage as Hollywood makes book on whether Myers can bring in the audiences. Given the popularity of the Shrek movies and Myers in general, most movie goers should be able to forgive Myers for his few missteps and thoroughly enjoy this fun and lighthearted comedy.

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Why comic books and movie superheroes are still popular

We all love to watch comic book movies like X-Men, Daredevil and Spiderman they are movies for the whole family. So why do we love comic book movies and superheroes so much? Are we really interested in mutants and giant green men more than we are real people? The box office numbers would say that we are. Millions of dollars are spent each year to go to movies that star superheroes and comic book characters.

The technology to make these movies is increasingly easy to use. Some studios spend thousands of dollars to make their movies but it is possible to only spend a couple thousand dollars and make an animated movie. Superhero movies are not always animated some of the most popular movies are actually live action movies that star superheroes.

The amazing special effects that we see when watching a superhero movie keep us interested throughout the movie. Most of the current movies even have romances to help incorporate the female audience. Plus many of the superhero movies today are toning down the violence so they can earn a PG rating and gather younger fans.

Superheroes are the ideal that many people want to live up to. People like the idea of saving others and fighting against evil. The idealistic view of superheroes is something that we grow up with as children. At a very young age we start collecting superhero action figures and playing games pretending that we're superheroes.

The super strength of these characters is often a fantasy of many children. The idea of being invisible, invulnerable or being able to fly is something that many children wish they could do. In fact, many adults wish they could do that also. The superhuman powers that superheroes have are only one characteristic that bonds us to the ideals and fantasy of superheroes.

With every movie that is released the matching action figures are released also. So every child that sees the movie will then want to go purchase the matching action figure of its favorite movie star. So there is something much larger behind the comic book and superhero movies than just money. Children really love these stars they incorporate them into their daily fantasies, they even get Halloween costumes so they can look like their favorite superheroes.

Superhero comic books and movies are very popular and they do not look like they're going anywhere soon. Children and adults enjoy watching the superhero movies and comic book movies. These movies are becoming popular with pretty much the whole family. Whether you collect superhero figures or watch superhero movies superheroes are a part of most of our lives; a fantasy that we look to as an escape from our current realities.

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Matrix, The

There's no sophomore jinx for the Wachowski Brothers. Andy and Larry, a pair of obviously talented film makers, have returned to theaters with The Matrix, a science fiction thriller that is every bit the match of their debut effort, Bound, for tension, excitement, and intelligence. In an era when movie scripts (especially those pigeonholed into the science fiction genre) are becoming increasingly more stupid and special effects reliant, the Wachowskis prove that style and substance do not have to be mutually exclusive.

I loved The Matrix, and only a few minor contrivances associated with the climax caused the film to miss a four-star rating. The movie is kinetic, atmospheric, visually stunning, and mind-bending. It toys with the boundaries between reality and fantasy in unique and interesting ways. In its approach and content, it reminded me of last year's vastly underrated Dark City. There's also a synergy with two movies due to be released within the next month: David Cronenberg's eXistenZ and Alejandro Amenabar's Open Your Eyes. The Matrix is undeniably science fiction, but, unlike most pictures claiming that association, it never falls into the boring, expected patterns of space battles and laser gun shoot-outs. Instead, it ventures into territory that, while not virgin, is sufficiently interesting to provide an involving, invigorating backdrop.

Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is leading a double life. To most people, he's a hard-working computer programmer who holds down a nine-to-five job for a major software corporation. But, in the privacy of his home, he's a hacker named Neo who is "guilty of virtually every computer crime [there's] a law for." Neo is dissatisfied with his existence, and, while he's groping for a meaning to it, he is contacted by a mysterious computer presence known as Morpheus. "Wake up Neo," a printout on his monitor screen reads. "The Matrix has you. Follow the white rabbit." And so begins an amazing odyssey for both Neo and the audience.

It turns out that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) is the captain of a small space ship, and he believes that Neo is a messianic figure. When the two finally meet, Morpheus explains to Neo that all is not as it seems. The reality he is used to is a fabrication, the product of a sinister race of intelligent machines that use human beings as power supplies, to be discarded at will. Neo is dubious, and Morpheus sets out to show him the truth. Soon, he is learning how to manipulate the Matrix: a computer-generated dreamworld built by the machines to control human minds. But danger lurks ahead for Morpheus and his small band of followers. The goal of the machines is to eliminate all free humans, and their most powerful weapons, the Sentient Agents (who look like Men in Black), are closing in. Led by Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), their goal is to capture Morpheus and pry the secrets from his brain.

There's much more to The Matrix than this, but to explain further would be to reveal plot twists better discovered through viewing. Although the film frequently toys with the blurred line between grim reality and computer-generated fantasy, it rarely leaves the viewer completely confused (except, perhaps, at the very beginning). The Wachowskis have carefully structured the story in such a way that the audience is capable of following the action and understanding what's going on even when all of the secrets have not been revealed. Nevertheless, because The Matrix is intelligent, it will defeat those unwilling to invest some intellectual participation. The payoff is worth the effort.

Stylistically, The Matrix is much like Bound. Both films are visually stunning, with images painstakingly constructed and action sequences choreographed to excite the eye and quicken the pulse. The Wachowskis use a varied pallette that includes shadows, slow motion, quick cuts, and offbeat humor to paint a unique portrait. Like in Dark City, theirs is a grim world, where darkness and gloom seemingly always hold sway. Everything from the set design to the costumes (lots of black, lots of sunglasses) is intended to contribute to an overall look. When it comes to shoot-outs, the Wachowskis show that John Woo isn't the only director capable of doing interesting things with familiar devices. The shots of Keanu Reeves streaking down a hall with guns blazing all around him and the air thick with shattered bits of concrete is only one of many snapshots that lingers in the mind's eye long after they have vanished from the screen. The special effects, which are not as numerous as those in many science fiction pieces, are flawless.

Keanu Reeves is not generally regarded as a strong actor, but, given the right part - one that doesn't demand much subtlety or emoting - he can be effective. His role as Neo fits the criteria. The Matrix needs a leading man who can look good, act cool, and not stumble over his dialogue, and Reeves is three for three. It's easily his best work since Speed, where the same kinds of demands were made of him. For more nuanced performances, the Wachowskis rely on the rest of the cast: the always excellent Laurence Fishburne, brilliant character actor Joe Pantoliano (who appeared in Bound), and Carrie-Anne Moss, who looks great in black leather. Aussie Hugo Weaving (Proof) brings the perfect mix of dry wit and menace to his role as the head Man in Black.

The Matrix offers a little something for everyone. The die-hard science fiction fan will discover a plot that mixes and matches both new and old conventions of the genre in a compelling fashion. Action aficionados will find that there's no shortage of electric excitement, whether it's in the form of hand-to-hand kung fu-type fights or shoot-outs with seemingly limitless ammunition. There's also betrayal, a little romance, some humor, and a moral dilemma or two, all wrapped into a well-produced package. As I stated earlier, the way in which the Wachowskis choose to resolve everything seems slightly contrived, but, in the overall scheme of things, that's a small price to pay for one of the most enjoyable science fiction thrillers to reach the screen in months.

A movie review by James Berardinelli

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The Dark Knight

Batman Begins was a delightful breath of fresh air filling the sails of what one could have only hoped would be the beginning of a new era of Batman movies. Tim Burton's two films Batman and Batman Returns were very entertaining. Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever was fair at best, and Schumacher's Batman and Robin was absolutely atrocious (think the TV series).

The Dark Knight is so head and shoulders above what Burton did that it makes the Schumacher movies look like a bad 60s TV show. The Dark Knight even outdoes Batman Begins, and that's saying a lot!

Just as the title of Batman Begins was the best description of that movie, so is the title The Dark Knight for this one. In Batman Begins we saw exactly why and how Batman became Batman. In The Dark Knight we see a superhero with a seriously darker personality than his alter ego Bruce Wayne. And the Dark Knight must battle with some seriously dark, conflicting moral issues as well as dealing with a seriously dark villain.

Heath Ledger will get big awards for his portrayal of The Joker...mark my words. And not because he died and to honor him. No. He'll get awards because every aspect of the role was delivered perfectly. Creepy. Genius. Crazy. Brilliant. From his vocal inflictions to that eerie way he kept licking his scars when he talked. Ledger will be sorely missed going forward.

Both Christian Bale and Heath Ledger make you believe that Batman and The Joker are real. The rest of the cast is perfect too. All of the familiar faces are back from Batman Begins with the exception of Katie Holmes (replaced quite un-noticeably by Maggie Gyllenhaal...and I meant that as kind of a back-handed compliment).

The special effects, cool devices and toys are back too...including an updated Tumbler (in keeping with Batman Begins, out are the stupid nicknames Batmobile, Batcycle, Batcave, Bat-etcetera).

The Dark Knight is suspenseful, scary at times, very emotional at times and most importantly well-acted. The entire cast took their roles very serious and it made the movie that much more believable, real and...well...just awesome. This movie is a classic and I will watch it again and again on Blu Ray.
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Bluray Movies - Ultimate Hi Definition Entertainment.

Bluray movies provide sheer entertainment pleasure. They give hi definition life like experience watching your favorite films. Hi definition entertainment provides latest theatre like video and sound experience.

A dvd was a medium of choice for films until recently. You may be wondering about the difference between a dvd and a bluray disc. You may also be eager to know what is hi definition after all. It all sounds confusing.

Hi definition means the latest video resolution of 1080P and surround sound with channel 7.1 or 5.1 at the minimum. A video resolution of 1920x1240 is termed as 1080P. It is the highest video standard available today. Combined with 7.1 channel surround sound, it gives a theatre like entertainment experience.

All the major movie producing studios like Warner Bros., Sony, Disney and Fox have started producing films on bluray discs. They have become an accepted medium of choice with all film studios.

That means that bluray movies include all your latest and favorite films like spider man, harry potter, 300, and iron man. Almost 900 titles are available today. Other popular films will also get converted and offered on bluray discs.

It remains to be seen whether religious spiritual movies and films belonging to niche emerging genres will be converted on bluray discs. Similarly whether it will change the dvd quality downloads offered by a movie download site like amazon.

It took a long while for a movie download site to offer dvd quality downloads. Similarly it may take some time and proper standardizations before a movie download site can offer bluray quality downloads. But conversion of religious spiritual movies and those belonging to such nich genres will be very much welcome.

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A Must-Love Movie : Transformers

Transformers are robots from the planet Cybertron divided into two powerful groups namely Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons led by Megatron. The story began during the Cybertronian Civil War. When all transformers search for the Allspark, a large cube of energy that grant eternal life to mechanical objects and where the source of of all Transformer's lives. And finding out that the cube landed on the planet, Earth. Later it was discovered by the U.S Government and the built a Dam making it as a research facility for it. Megatron later on found out that it was there on earth but as he went to earth, accidentally he crash-landed in Artic Ocean and was frozen. Years had passed and he was found and brought to the same facility where Allspark is located. Autobots were dispersed throughout the entire universe. Optimus Prime's group traveled to earth in search of the Allspark. However, Decepticons follows. Transformers can change in an instant from the body of common objects usually vehicles to physically grown robots.

There are many characters of Transformers and i apologize that i cant include them all because Transformers change quite several times since it was first aired decades ago.

Here are the lists of the Transformers The Movie(2007) directed by Michael Bay:

Autobots

Optimus Prime-

Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime. Disguised as a Peterbilt truck. Leader of the Autobots, dedicated himself to stop the Decepticons wherever and whenever they attack.

Bumblebee -

Mark Ryan voices Bumble Bee. Disguised as a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro, and upgrades into the 2009 model.

Cliffjumper-

1982 Porsche 924. Impulsive. Optimus Prime usually gives him advice about precaution.

Ironhide-

Jess Harnell voices Ironhide, a modified GMC TopKick C6500 . Autobot weapon specialist.

Ratchet-

Robert Foxworth voices Ratchet. Medic of the Autobots. Transforms into Search and rescue Hummer H2.

Jazz-

Darius McCrary voices Jazz. Second in command of the Autobot forces. A modified Pontiac Solstice in disguise.

Arcee-

Female Transformer once a member of a squad lead by Bumblebee on Cybertron.

Prowl-

1979 Nissan 280ZX Police Car . He operated Optimus Prime's right-hand man in early episodes.

Decepticons

Megatron-

Hugo Weaving voices Megatron. Decepticon leader. Optimus calls Megatron his brother.

Starscream-

Charlie Adler voices Starscream, Megatron's second-in-command. A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor jet in disguised.

Frenzy-

Reno Wilson voices Frenzy. Decepticons spy who transforms into a boombox, and eventually into a mobile phone.

Barricade-

Jess Harnell voiced Barricade. Disguised as a Saleen Mustang police car.

Bonecrusher-

Jim Wood voices Bonecrusher, he attacks Optimus Prime along the highway to Mission City. Disguised as a Buffalo H Mine.]

Blackout-

Transforms into a MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter with his minion Scorponok.

Transformers became the highest grossing movie in the year 2007 all over the world. The film won number of awards and nominated several times for Academy Awards. Children and Adults were really into it and proven to be the "Must-Love Movie" of the year worldwide!
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The Flash (1989)

In character movies, cartoon or tv series, there are many skills or abilities many people can obtain, lets say thru accident or alien abduction and these aliens put some unknown chemical/element in your body causing it’s composition to change and giving you extraordinary abilities. And some just have the powers since the day they were born. Not all superheroes possess super powers. There are some superhero who who relies on their gadgets, physical strength and special skill. The superhero I am pointing to is struck by lightning, he may not be physically strong but he’s movement speed is unbelievably fast. He is widely known as “The Flash“. He maybe like an ordinary person, someone you idolize in real life, someone you can run to incase of trouble or emergency, someone who you can play with but he has these abilities that any normal human can’t do – he can run faster than a speeding bullet, he may not be intelligent but what can intelligence do when in a blink of an eye he can go from one point to another. The Flash’s real name Barry Allen. Barry Allen is a Police Scientist, living a normal life, doing the normal way he used to, until one day, he met an accident and was struck by lightning and chemical. He woke up with this unusual feeling knowing that the combination of lighting and chemical has given him extra ability. He was to discover the hidden powers that lies on him, the super-speed. The accident cause changes in his molecular composition that gave him this awesome power to move fast. Though he can’t control the speed he has gained from the accident, he is still willing to help anyone in need. The Flash is viewed in each series to be an immature type of guy. He is easy-go-lucky and thinks that he is a ladies’ man. He might be a little too immature but he really looks like a comedian. One good thing about The Flash is that he always smile (yeah, a good person always let people see his very bright teeth). He dreamt of being a pop star, but never reached it but instead he’d become a super hero. I know that the 1998 The Flash series shows that he joined the Justice League of Super Heroes. That would be a great match with him, people with extra powers, but in some series, The Flash has become the comedian of the team, though he really look like one but his still a super hero. Swear to God that this is one of the greatest Hero Series I’ve watched.

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Shia LeBeouf and Michelle Monaghan Thrill Fans and Collectors In Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye is a conventional thriller that is tense, edgy and held together by a strong cast, this has all the hallmarks of solid entertainment. But most importantly it is a well-conceived twist film that changes what it is in every single act of the film. This movie will throw viewers for a loop if they manage to see it spoiler free. As it hinges upon an incredible concept that rapidly unfolds and challenges what you’ve seen every chance it gets.

A guy and a girl both receive phone calls blackmailing them into acting for a mysterious voice forcing them into situations that is completely out of character for them. They follow the directions they are given but all the while they are trying to figure out who is blackmailing them and why.

While there are plenty of white knuckle action sequences - gun fights, car chases and explosions by the fistful – the film is about the abuse of government powers and that challenges its viewers to decide whose side their supposed to be on. And even when the film is wrapped up you are still completely uncertain as to who should have won.

It is a film that wants the viewers to question the motives and ultimately decide for themselves what the true nature of patriotism is and to encourage a discussion of what is wrong with the country.

Shia LaBeouf is excellent in the film, turning in an award winning performance and easily carries the movie. Which, when combined with the superb performances by Michelle Monaghan and Billy Bob Thornton, to make the movie a must see and causing the autograph and memorabilia shops to run out of their LaBeouf and Thornton stock. As they seem to be the hot new autographs for collectors and fans alike.

One storeowner, Richard Stark of Stark Memorabilia has reported paying two to three times the price he paid just a few months ago for Shia LaBeouf and Billy Bob Thornton autographs and memorabilia.

Eagle Eye is a very good thriller with a message that is clearly warning of dangers of technology and over-empowered governments.

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A Short History Of Animation Films

To animate is to infuse life into something that is inanimate or without life. An animation film breathes life into painted or sketched characters. The hero and heroines are not real life movie stars or animals and birds.

Animation films involve the quick display of a series of images to give the illusion of movement. It is a kind of optical illusion of movement. The phenomenon is known as vision persistence.

Animation effects began long time ago and not some new invention of the movie world. In the cave paintings of the Old Stone Age the animals were having many legs on superimposed positions in an attempt to capture movement. In the 1800 flip books became popular when by rapidly thumbing through these special books the viewer got the impression of movement. However it was not until the debut of motion picture films that animation films really took off. No one person can be credited to be the creator of animation films. It involved several people in several projects.

Georges Melies was the first one to dabble with special effects in movies by using animation techniques. Accidentally he discovered it - the stop-motion animation, when his camera happened to break down. He was shooting a bus. But when he fixed the camera a horse came in the view and the net result was that the bus changed into a horse! J. Stuart Blackton came to combine the techniques of hand-drawn animation and stop-motion for the first time at the turn of the 20th century. Blackton is often referred to as the first successful animator.

French artist Emile Cohl made a film from hand painted cartoon strips name Fantasmagorie in 1908. The film depicted a stick moving and meeting other objects like a wine bottle that becomes changed into a flower. Sometimes the hands of the animator entered the scene. Each frame was drawn on paper and then each was shot on to a negative film that gave a blackboard effect. Thus it can be said that Fantasmagorie was the first animated film to make its debut.

Soon many other artists began to experiment. One was newspaper cartoonist Winsor McCay who began to work with a team. He came to produce some noted films like Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur. In the 1910`s cartoon animated films began to rule the scene. The technique came to known as cel-animation.

Warner Bros and Walt Disney studio came to be legendary names associated with full animation industry in the film world. Limited animation uses less detail. Japan and United Productions of America produced animated films using this method. Another popular technique is rotoscoping. In 1917 Max Fleischer patented it. Here the animators copy frame-by-frame live actions.

The other methods are stop-motion-animation, clay-animation (using clay figures), cutout-animation (using paper and cloth), silhouette-animation, graphic-animation, model-animation, object-animation and puppet animation. In pixilation human beings are used in stop motion roles. This allows for surreal effects like disappearances and appearance. The latest technique of computer animation includes many kinds of techniques. These are made digitally on a computer machine.

Thus we find that in animated films drawings and or paintings are photographed individually by stop-frame cinematography. One frame is slightly different from the other thus giving the illusion of movement. These are moved in rapid succession - about 24 frames in each second. Animation can be regarded as a film technique and not a distinct category of film. These films were ideal for depicting fairy tales and captured the hearts of children for all times to come. It is difficult to find an adult who will not admit enjoying animation films.
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njoying animation films.

How to become a Director of Film

Director looks upon the movie script as a whole Film Video running in his mind. For becoming a good director you must have a different and meaningful look for everything. The way the director presents the object depends upon his script demand. It is not an easy job, a director makes many steps of movie like, auditing the scenes and rehearsing with actors, keep supervision on crew and gives a final touch to movie.
Like all professions, you must need education and training. A Professional is a perfect mixer of brilliance and has many qualities with his experience.

Education:
As I described above, without education you can't be professional in any field. You should join a College or other major Filmmaking Institutes. You can choose your resources at either coaching centres or online direction trainings. So many universities and coaching centres are available to build a great director energy in you.

Training
A big success starts with small achievements. Join any reputed training centres which you can find online also like visiting bollywood-portfolio.com and try to work with Big Directors as assistant directors. In the beginning period of your training you have to do your job free without a single penny. Even if you are doing assistance totally free but you have to gain valuable skills and other aspects of direction. Enroll yourself in training programs as assistant directors of low budget movies, commercial or small scale films. It is good for your encouragement and your self confidence which will help you to make small movies of your direction.

Experience
First of all try to direct small music videos. It will increase you experience and improve your deficiencies. Don’t lose your heart, you should devote your best to direction. Start editing the small movie clips directed by you like an editor. You'll get experience handling every small situation, arranging and transporting the equipments. You should go to the Film Festivals to watch the movies of Big Directors. In this way you will have a beautiful package of experience and edited material to demonstrate to Bollywood Film Production Companies.

Technology
In the modern times, there are many systems, technologies and softwares like sources available in the market to make your direction in the different ways.

Emotions
A good director must know about the Symbolic Meanings of the Colors shown in his movies which are describing the emotion of every shot. The definition of colours should be kept in mind like Red is Anger, Passion, Love, Pink is Romance, Innocence, Softness and black is Mystery, Fear, Evil, Sadness etc. Lots of colours are showing the many parts of life.

A director is a story-teller and if you want to be a good story-teller just need to understand every big and small details of story. Director is playing the whole characters in his mind behind the movie. This is a hard job to be done. Your hard-work will take your talent to big heights.
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Learning to act

Art of acting requires manipulation of expression, body language, style and voice describing the character. An actor has the ability to analyze the script text in dramaticall way. An actor is a package of many qualities and skills like singing and dancing etc. All above qualities are not easy to earn, it needs regular practicing and coaching.

1) Can acting be learnt?
The one question that always comes into the mind while talking about acting is, that "Can acting be learnt". Everybody has a different opinion about it. Some say there is no field where learning is not required, but some say acting comes in blood; yes this statement is also true in some cases but not all. Some also say that acting is not a mathematical formula that you can learn and solve. It is a regular practicing job. You can learn, how to express, speak, understand the demand of character in the scripts, emotions, dance etc. But these can only be learnt after understanding the basic concepts. Pick any character of any story, feel yourself as a part of it.
Sometimes, when you’re listening to a story, some fake images build in your mind. Sometime you feel you are a part of the story. Your styles and habits are same. This is just in your mind. Acting is to bring out all these emotions and expressions from your mind and that can be seen by others.

2) How to choose an acting school
After graduation, the acting school you chose depends upon reputation of institutes, locality and main payments etc. Location is a huge deciding matter for acting school chooser. Beyond location, it is very difficult to decide without knowing anything about institutes. The extra coaching should stress on workshops and practicals as compared to wasting time in theories. After 3-4 years in college, many institutes are offering coaching classes and trainings. No matter what kind of school is being selected, few main factor should be kept in mind like institution's facilities (do they meet industry standards), faculty (do they have experience in acting industry), instruction (should be hands-on in small class sizes), exposure (does have contacts with industry professionals?), and worth cost. Finally, the school should be licensed with a reputed agency. No school should require bigger payments, nor should they force students to sign contracts before joining, but they should arrange audition programs for maintaining the quality.

3) How to network while in acting school
Good network is the best part of building career in acting. Always be in touch of seniors which is the best inspirational source for freshers. A network always starts with one or two. Start making friends in your school, then make contacts with your friend's friends, and slowly and steadily extend your network. A network is very helpful to increase your contacts. You can organize shows, acts; street plays etc within your network. If you can invite some recognized film-makers, directors, or producers to watch or judge your performance, it would be like icing on the cake. Not only you will b able to practice and analyze your weaknesses, but also you can get recognition from reputed film makers, after watching your performance they might offer you a role.

4) What other classes can be taken for a better career in acting
Besides acting schools to actually learn how to act, there are many more classes that can be taken to prove yourself in the field of acting, Like you can take up speech enhancement classes, An actor should be able to pitch his voice in various tones, sometimes, in a high tone and sometimes in low tone as required by the context of the story. He/ She should have a good quality of voice to portray his feelings. Secondly, an actor is often required to have a good physique in case of a boy, and nice figure in case of a girl. Many of the actors/actresses these days work hard to maintain their body, one of the best method to maintain yourself is to join yoga classes, or join gym. Last but not the least an actor is often required to be a good dancer too, especially in Bollywood, you should take up dancing classes, to have some knowledge of some of the dance forms.

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Sleeping Beauty

Disney's 1959 animated effort was the studio's most ambitious to date, a widescreen spectacle boasting a gorgeous waltz-filled score adapting Tchaikovsky. In the 14th century, the malevolent Maleficent (not dissimilar to the wicked Queen in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs taunts a king that his infant Aurora will fatally prick her finger on a spinning wheel before sundown on her 16th birthday. This, of course, would deny her a happily-ever-after with her true love. Things almost but not quite turn out that way, thanks to the assistance of some bubbly, bumbling fairies named Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. It's not really all that much about the title character--how interesting can someone in the middle of a long nap be, anyway? Instead, those fairies carry the day, as well as, of course, good Prince Phillip, whose battle with the malevolent Maleficent in the guise of a dragon has been co-opted by any number of animated films since. See it in its original glory here. And Malificent's castle, filled with warthogs and demonic imps in a macabre dance celebrating their evil ways, manages a certain creepy grandeur. --David Kronke

Where Can I Watch Movies Online For Free - Answer

Figuring out the right places to watch free movies online can often be a little tricky. With the growing number of law suites flying around, you need to careful about the web sites that offer free movies. It's in your best interest to only deal with legal companies when you're asking yourself "where can i watch free movies online?"

One of the biggest problems many people face on their quest to discovering the best movie web sites is finding a company that they trust. They have heard about the ruthless movie downloading scams which have left many un expecting movie lovers in the cold.

There are only a handful of good movie web sites that are worth checking out and I'll share a couple of them with you in order to answer your "where can I watch movies online for free?" question. I do however, recommend for you to discover who all those good movie sites are, then compare each one of the against each other to know the best place where you can watch movies online for free.

The first service you want to check out is Shared Movies. They have set up a deal that gives you permission to access over 80 million movies through their network.

Net Movies is also another service worthy of your attention. They have a program that lets you take advantage of all the free movies in their catalog as well.

I hope this article helped to answer your "where can i watch movies online for free?" question, and if you are looking to find more sites to download legal movies from, feel free to pay my website a visit.

Hilary Mujikwa is the founder of Free Movie Download Sites, a site dedicated to helping people find flicks and 100 legal free music downloads.

Burn Movies For Free Legally

Knowing the right places to find free movies to burn can be one of the best things you can do for yourself. The reason why it is vitally important these days is simply because of what the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is currently doing to the people they catch trying to burn free movies and music off the Internet. One thing I can certainly guarantee is that you wouldn't want to be caught in the cross fire. So the best thing for you to do is to be cautious about where you burn movies for free.

The are many movie sites out there that are complete scams. Many of them claim to provide potential clients with all the movies they want. But bellow the surface, those same sites don't really have much to offer the end user. In some cases the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) actually tries to catch people looking to burn free movies through those very same sites. Thats why it makes sense to get free movies to burn through legal music services.

Before you decide to use a web site to download and burn free movies, it's in your best interest to read through the companies "Terms of Use" and "Privacy" statements. They will give you a basic understanding about how the company operates and this will make it easier for you to legally burn movies for free. You want to make sure the company you go with is legal and has many free movies to burn. This will ensure that you get the best value as an end user.

Hilary Mujikwa is the founder of Free Music Download Websites, a site dedicated to helping people find over 100 legal free music downloads and free movie download sites instantly.
Author: Hilary Mujikwa

Where Can I Download Movies For Free - Answer

Everybody knows that the free movie download craze has taken the world over by storm. This is due to the fact that most of us like to get our hands on the best new movies while they are still fresh on the market. Thats why I thought to write an article to answer the "where can I download movies for free" question for those that may be wondering.

Since it's no big secret that the world wide web seems to be bombarded with hundreds of thousands of downloading sites, many people are now facing a quality movie download delemma. This is something thats being caused by people having too many companies to choose from. The problem is whenever they make a decision to go with a random company, they usually discover that the movie downloading company they chose does not deliver all the popular movies everyone is after. Thats why I can understand the reason behind people why people are always looking for places to download moves on a regular basis.

The good news is there are at least ten good movie sites that are worth checking out. Going out of your way to compare the differences between each of them is something that I strongly recommend doing to solve the "where can i download free movies?" question which seems to be haunting a great number of people. However, due to me wanting to keep this article short and sweet, I will only share a few of them with you. The rest of them can be found on my web site.

1) The Rhapsody Super Pass is a cool service worth checking out. They give you access to an unlimited number of free movies for up to 14 days with no cancellation fees what so ever.

2) Free Movie Now is another one of the awesome movie sites you might fall in love with. They give you access to all the movies in their catalog and help you keep your computer virus free.

These are just two of the legal free movie sites worth taking a look at and I hope they helped in answering the "where can i download movies for free" question that may have been running through your mind.

Hilary Mujikwa is the founder of Free Movie Download Sites, a site dedicated to helping people find flicks and 100 legal free music downloads.
Author: Hilary Mujikwa

Movies Turned into TV Shows: Good or Bad Idea?

There is a long history of movies that hit the silver screen diving into television sets in the forms of TV shows. Some were met with huge success and longevity, but the majority of them were virtual train wrecks.

On the surface it seems like a logically brilliant idea: take a film that audiences adored and extend it into a more digestible, bite-sized version that they could watch every week from the comfort of their homes. But carrying over the success of a movie into the television realm seems to involve a tricky and delicate science that no one seems to know the formulas to.

A television series adaptation of the Blade trilogy and the recent news of a live-action Star Wars television series coming to life near the end of this decade beg us to ask whether or not either will succeed. Of course, success in this sense can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Does it depend only on the quality of the show? Most likely not, since there have been movie-to-television cross-overs that were critically acclaimed but were only given a few months to run. Does it depend solely on the popularity of the show? Not as much as one would think. So what does success in this genre depend on?

Let's take a look at some TV shows that were originally movies that ran for long periods of time, and then some that burnt out quickly to see if there is a visible pattern.

Distance Runners

- M*A*S*H*: Many people forget that M*A*S*H* was originally a movie (1970) that was met with approval in the theaters. It made its way onto television screens in 1972 and ran all the way to 1983.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The movie was released in 1992 and was met with very mixed results. Somehow the show managed to run for seven solid years (1997-2003) as a television series with a huge fan base.
- Stargate SG-1: Stargate was a film released in 1994. It was met with mixed responses, but the show fared much better, running from 1997 all the way till now.
- Highlander: The film version hit theaters in 1986. Audience response was decent, but the TV series that was launched in 1992 found a faithful following. It ran until 1998.
- La Femme Nikita: Nikita was a film directed by Luc Besson that was released in 1990 and received good responses from audiences. The television series had a strong following and ran on TV from 1997 to 2001.

Short-Distance Losers

- My Big Fat Greek Life: Though movie studios underestimated My Big Fat Greek Wedding's chances for success on the big screen, CBS overestimated its chances for similar triumph as a television series. This big fat disaster ran for seven episodes in 2003.
- Clueless: In 1995, Clueless did well in movie theaters as a comedy-romance. However, when the movie became a TV show in 1996 it was nothing more than a vain, painful, and lame television experience. The show somehow managed to remain on air until 1999.
- Ferris Bueller: Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a huge hit in 1986, but the TV series only lasted one miserable season in 1990. Ferris has had plenty of days off since then.
- Planet of the Apes: The Charlton Heston-infused movie did well in the theaters in 1968, but for some reason the TV version only lasted one season in 1974.
- Uncle Buck: Was the movie really that great in 1989? It was just a standard comedy that tried to teach youngsters the idea of appreciating your family. So was the TV series in 1990 really necessary? One season tells us "no."

There are countless other movie-to-TV shows that only lasted a few months, if that. Dangerous Minds, Fast Times, and Parenthood are just three of many, many failures in this genre.

The odds are against the soon-to-be Blade television series and George Lucas' live-action Star Wars TV show. Though Blade does not really seem to be anything special, it will be interesting to see whether the vampires and monsters that carried the film trilogy will be able to do the same on television screens.

Star Wars does have an insanely huge and loyal fan base, the likes of which no movie-to-TV series has had the luxury of having, and could be the tipping point for the show's potential longevity and success. But in no way will this guarantee the triumph of the adaptation. Neither will high caliber storylines or acting.

It seems that television audiences and studios are infinitely more fickle than their movie counterparts, so good luck to both the creators of Blade and Star Wars' Lucas, both of whom will be at the complete mercy of factors that are virtually unknown.

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Author: John Kim

Transformers

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"I bought a car. Turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew?" deadpans Sam Witwicky, hero and human heart of Michael Bay's rollicking robot-smackdown fest, Transformers. Witwicky (the sweetly nerdy Shia LaBeouf, channeling a young John Cusack) is the perfect counterpoint to the nearly nonstop exhilarating action. The plot is simple: an alien civil war (the Autobots vs. the evil Decepticons) has spilled onto Earth, and young Sam is caught in the fray by his newly purchased souped-up Camaro. Which has a mind--and identity, as a noble-warrior robot named Bumblebee--of its own. The effects, especially the mind-blowing transformations of the robots into their earthly forms and back again, are stellar.

Fans of the earlier film and TV series will be thrilled at this cutting-edge incarnation, but this version should please all fans of high-adrenaline action. Director Bay gleefully salts the movie with homages to pop-culture touchstones like Raiders of the Lost Ark, King Kong, and the early technothriller WarGames. The actors, though clearly all supporting those kickass robots, are uniformly on-target, including the dashing Josh Duhamel as a U.S. Army sergeant fighting an enemy he never anticipated; Jon Voight, as a tough yet sympathetic Secretary of Defense in over his head; and John Turturro, whose special agent manages to be confidently unctuous, even stripped to his undies. But the film belongs to Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and the dastardly Megatron--and the wicked stunts they collide in all over the globe. Long live Transformers! --A.T. Hurley

From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a thrilling battle between the heroic Autobotsr and the evil Decepticonsr. When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the Decepticonsr and ultimate power is a clue held by young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). Unaware that he is mankind's last chance for survival, Sam and Bumblebee, his robot disguised as a car, are in a heart-pounding race against an enemy unlike anything anyone has seen before. It's the incredible, breath-taking film spectacular that USA Today says ''will appeal to the kid in all of us.''