Jawan Indian Movie: The Celebratory Ambience of a Movie Story

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan spoke about the success of his film 'Jawan' and expressed his gratitude to his fans who have given unwavering love and support to the movie.

SRK said, "I am very happy to share that 'Jawan' is the most watched movie in India on Netflix. Releasing the extended version is our way of expressing gratitude to our fans who have given unwavering love and support to the movie."

Expressing his gratitude to the fans, he added, "The overwhelming response we received from the Netflix audience only reaffirms the brilliance of Indian Cinema. 'Jawan' is not just a movie, it's a celebration of the stories, passion and vibrancy of our cinema and I couldn't be more proud of its success on Netflix."

'Jawan' has redefined box office success, captivating audiences with its gripping storyline and stellar performances, and rewriting the record books along the way.

After the success of the movie, the makers of the movie organized a press conference in Mumbai.

The event was attended by SRK, Deepika Padukone, Sanya Malhotra, Sunil Grover and Atlee.

Sharing his excitement over the film's success, Shah Rukh Khan said, "It's a celebration. We rarely get the opportunity to live with a movie for years. The making of Jawan has been going on for four years due to Covid and time constraints. There are a lot of people involved in this movie, especially people from the South who came and settled in Mumbai and have been living in Mumbai for the last four years and working day and night for this movie, which is the hardest job ever."

Nayanthara, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, Ridhi Dogra, Lehar Khan, Girija Oak and Sanjeeta Bhattacharya are the leads in the movie, which is the first Bollywood directorial to be directed by a Southern director, Atlee.

Releasing on September 7, 2023, 'Jawan' marks SRK's first collaboration with director Atlee.

Shah Rukh Khan also confirmed the release date of his upcoming film, 'Dunki' at the 'Jawan' success event.

He said, "We started on January 26, Republic Day (with Pathaan), then on Janmashtami we released Jawan, now that New Year and Christmas are around the corner, we will release 'Dunki'. I am keeping the national integration. Anyway, when my movie releases, it is Eid."

Directed by Hirani, the movie also stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead.

'Dunki' marks the first collaboration of the 'Chak De India' actor with '3 Idiots' fame director Hirand and 'Pink' actor Taapsee.

'Jawan' is currently streaming on Netflix.

Why the Director Invited Park Seo Joon to Play in 'THE MARVELS' Movie

This is the reason why the director invited Park Seo Joon to play in Movie 'THE MARVELS': Prince Yan's role is the most attached to him

Famous South Korean actor, Park Seo Joon has successfully entered the world of Hollywood movie roles. Through the movie THE MARVELS, he played the role of Prince Yan. The film, directed by Nia DaCosta, hits theaters on November 8, 2023.

The movie also stars Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Samuel Jackson, Zawe Ashton, and Teyonah Parris. Playing with a number of top artists, Park Seo Joon's acting skills are increasingly honed.

Park Seo Joon, who usually plays Korean films or dramas, has now successfully starred in a Marvel Studios production film. Curious about why the director chose him? Let's see below!

1. The Director's Reason

Through Nia DaCosta's interview with Cine21, revealed that in the past she was a K-Drama lover. Having stopped watching, he returned to Korean dramas during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her time is spent watching Korean dramas, one of which is the drama played by Park Seo Joon, ITAEWON CLASS.

Nia DaCosta revealed that she was attracted to Park Seo Joon's acting in the drama. It was fitting that at one point he became the director of THE MARVELS movie and had to choose someone suitable to play the character Prince Yan. It was at that moment that Park Seo Joon's name came to mind.

2. Little Screen Time

On his Hollywood film debut, Park Seo Joon revealed that he was very nervous because this was his first experience playing a role in a movie by Marvel Studios. Often playing roles in Korea, he admits that his English skills are now improving rapidly and is still in the learning process to perform well in movies.

Through Park Seo Joon's Youtube channel, he said that the set environment was very different from Korea, but he really liked it. Although he only appeared briefly, Park Seo Joon hopes that Marvel fans can enjoy the movie and his acting.

My Demon Movie: The Story of a Man Who Contractually Marries a Demon

My Demon is SBS's latest Korean drama starring Kim Yoo Jung and Song Kang. The involvement of the two stars made My Demon drakor gain a lot of attention even though it has not been officially released. 

My Demon is directed by Kim Jang Han and the script is written by Choi A Il. The drama carries the genre of comedy, romance, and fantasy, telling the story of an unexpected encounter between a human and a demon. 

Before the release on November 24, 2023, check out the synopsis of the drama My Demon below.

Synopsis of My Demon

My Demon tells the story of a contract marriage performed by a chaebol heir named Do Do Hee (Kim Yoo Jung) and a demon named Jung Gu Won (Song Kang). 

Do Do Hee is the heir to Mirae Group who is known to be arrogant, cold, and stubborn. He also does not believe in the existence of love. 

Meanwhile, Jung Gu Won is a demon who lives forever after making a dangerous deal with humans who have painful lives. He holds the human soul as a guarantee to be able to live forever. 

Despite having lived in the human world for two centuries, Jung Gu Won still often looks down on humanity. 

One day, Do Do Hee and Jung Gu Won's paths meet. The two made a deal that made Jung Gu Won suddenly lose her power. 

To save himself and in order to live forever, Jung Gu Won must marry Do Do Hee. 

Not only that, Jung Gu Won also has to protect Do Do Hee who has taken her power.

Although Do Do Hee and Jung Gu Won's marriage began with compulsion, their relationship developed sweetly.

What will Do Do Hee and Jung Gu Won's married life look like? Will their relationship just end when their contract expires?

Drakor My Demon will air on SBS and Netflix starting November 24, 2023.

Unlocked Movie 2017: Mission to Foil an Act of Terrorism

This movie was released in 2017 and directed by Michael Apdet, Unlocked Movie stars Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, and Michael Douglas.

Synopsis of Unlocked Movie 2017

Alice Racine is a former CIA interrogation officer who secludes herself and lives her new life in a small London apartment.

Her mistake in doing her job in the past had killed several people due to bomb explosions in France. She was devastated and decided to quit her job and become a therapist at the London Community Center.

Despite being in exile, he is still on good terms with the head of MI5, Emily Knowles. Knowles hopes that Racine can return to his job as an interrogator at the CIA.

Similarly, his mentor at the CIA, Eric Lasche, often warned Racine not to let his past failures destroy him. Just like Knowles, Lasche also hoped that Racine could return to being an interrogator at the CIA.

One day, the CIA and MI5 received information that there would be a biological attack by a terrorist named Yazeed Khalil. The attack will be carried out in the UK in collaboration with David Mercer.

One of Khalil's couriers, Lateef, was arrested by a London officer named Frank Sutter. Sutter claims the arrest he made was based on the direction of Bob Hunter, head of the CIA. Racine was given directions to help interrogate Lateef.

As it turned out, Racine was deceived by Sutter. Before delivering his message to Sutter, Racine realized that one of Sutter's men was ready to kill him. Before he leaked Lateef's secret, Racine tried to escape.

Lateef was killed and Racine managed to escape to where his mentor, Lasche, lived. There, Racine met a criminal named Jack Alcott.

Alcott helped Racine in his escape despite being a criminal. Racine, who has no one to trust, still keeps Lateef's secret tightly which involves the safety of many people.

So what will happen next? Can Alice Racine and Jack Alcott thwart Yazeed Khalil's act of terrorism?

The Departed Movie: The War of the Police Informant and the Mafia

The Departed is a 2006 American thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. The movie is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs.

The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson, and James Badge Dale in supporting roles.

According to Rotten Tomatoes reviews, 91% of critics gave positive reviews for the movie based on 287 reviews, with an average score of 8.30 out of 10. The Departed was also voted best picture at the Academy Awards and earned an Oscar in 2007.

The Departed Movie Synopsis

The film is set in Boston and its surroundings, especially in the South Boston neighborhood. Irish Mob boss Frank Costello (Nicholson) infiltrates Colin Sullivan (Damon) as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police; at the same time, the police assign a young undercover officer, Billy Costigan (DiCaprio), to infiltrate Costello's gang. When both sides realize this situation, Sullivan and Costigan each attempt to find out the other's identity before they are exposed.

The Departed Movie Synopsis, War of Police and Mafia Informants

The story begins when, Sullivan has been raised as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) and joins the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which is investigating the case against Costello.

A new officer, Billy Costigan Jr. was recruited by Captain Queenan and Staff Sergeant Dignam to go undercover and infiltrate Costello's gang. Costigan was chosen for his ties to organized crime, with his deceased uncle Jackie once connected to Costello's gang. Captain George Ellerby of the SIU informed Special Investigations that the identity of the undercover would only be known to Queenan and Dignam to prevent information from leaking out.

Costigan committed a series of crimes to attract the attention of Costello and executor Arnold French, who then recruited Costigan into the organization due to their attachment to his uncle. Over the next year, Costigan became increasingly involved in the operation.

Due to the pressure of maintaining her identity, her emotional and mental state declined, and she threatened to quit, but Queenan and Dignam convinced her to continue. Costigan's only contact at MSP was a police-appointed psychiatrist, Madolyn Madden, who was also Sullivan's girlfriend. Costigan and Madden later had a relationship.

Costigan told MSP Costello's gang was selling stolen computer microprocessors to the Hong Kong Triads. MSP devises a trap, but Sullivan informs Costello, allowing everyone to escape. MSP and Costello realize there is a spy among them and task Sullivan with finding him.

Meanwhile, Costigan learns that Costello is a protected FBI informant. Costigan shares his discovery with Queenan and Dignam while warning that Costello realizes there is a spy among his subordinates.

One night, Costigan follows Costello into an adult theater and witnesses him give an envelope containing information about his crew to Sullivan to compare with police records. Queenan orders Costigan to get a visual identification of Sullivan but she is unable to see his face clearly. When Sullivan realized that he was being followed, he mistakenly stabbed a restaurant worker and fled.

Later, Sullivan tried to juxtapose Costigan's image, captured by nearby security footage, with the police database but was unable to identify him. Queenan advises Sullivan to follow Costello to find the MSP spy. Fearing that he would soon be found and killed, Costigan called Queenan and arranged a meeting to stop the operation, but Sullivan followed Queenan, lying to other officers that Queenan might be a spy. Sullivan also summoned Costello's gang to the meeting location.

When Costello's men arrived, Queenan helped Costigan escape before being thrown from the roof of the building to his death. This led to a shootout between SIU agents and Costello's men. Dignam who was angered by Queenan's murder attacked Sullivan and was stopped by Ellerby. Timothy Delahunt, one of Costello's henchmen injured in the shootout with the police, tells Costigan that he knows he is a rat, but before he succumbs to his wounds, Delahunt implies that he also works for law enforcement.

News reports reveal that Delahunt is an undercover officer for the Boston Police Department, but Costello suspects that the police department is making false claims to get him to stop looking for spies. Sullivan looks through Queenan's belongings and learns that Co.

Love Alarm 2: Kim So Hyun Trapped in a Triangular Love Story

Korean drama Love Alarm 2 can be watched on the Netflix streaming platform starting today, Friday (12/3/2021).

Adapted from a webtoon story with the same title, Love Alarm tells the story of people who find love through the Jo Alarm app. The app alerts users when someone within a 10-meter radius has feelings for them.

Love Alarm 2 takes place four years after the first season, with the Jo Alarm app having evolved with new features that provide lists of "people to like" and "people to like you."

Kim Jo Jo (played by Kim So Hyun) is in a unique situation. She is unable to express her feelings through the app, due to a block placed on her Love Alarm account.

Unable to make anyone's alarm go off, Kim Jo Jo finds herself caught in a love triangle between Lee Hye Young (played by Jung Ga Ram) who has sincerely and faithfully stayed by her side all this time, and Hwang Sun Oh (played by Song Kang) who passionately pursues her after re-entering Jo Jo's life and revealing that her feelings have not faded away.

The development of the three main characters presents a more mature Kim Jo Jo, Lee Hye Young, and Hwang Sun Oh in Love Alarm 2.

Fans can also witness a more mature romance than the previous season.

Love Alarm 2 will also present the characters of Park Gul Mi (played by Go Min Si), Brian Cheon (Ki Do Hoon), and Lee Yook Jo (Kim Si Eun) who adapt to the world after Love Alarm in their own ways.

"I think you will enjoy watching Love Alarm 2, especially if you focus on how each character shows the emotions they experience when making decisions, such as anxiety, doubt, excitement, or even fear of whether the choices made are correct," said director Kim Jin Woo.

How will Kim So Hyun, Song Kang, and Jung Ga Ram's love triangle end?

Killers of the Flower Moon The Movie That's Hitting Theaters "November 2023"

 PLOT & SYNOPSIS

This immersive movie has captured the world's attention. How could it not? The movie was written by the screenwriter of the legendary Forrest Gump movie, Eric Roth. The story centers on the Osage, a Native American tribe from Oklahoma. This tribe managed to become one of the richest in the 1920s due to the discovery of oil under their land.

Unfortunately, money fuels the evil intentions of white men, especially William King Hale (Robert De Niro). Hale and his unemployed nephew, Ernest Burkhart, want to take over the Osage land and the tribe's oil royalty rights.

Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo Dicaprio) thinks of a way to 'join' the Osage tribe, by marrying a native. He targets a beautiful girl named Mollie Kyle. 

After the wedding, Ernest and his uncle, King Hale, make various evil plans including the murder of Mollie's family in order to get all the inheritance rights to her wealth. The film, which previously premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, was shown in Indonesian theaters since October 2023.

A Fact: A Film Noir Reader

How to take a facinating subject and make it seem deadly dull. I suggest that you movies online, get 'em and watch 'em. If you like faux academia, then this is the text book you will want.

Film Noir Reader

I give this book two stars instead of one because it fills a gap in my film noir book collection, but I have to say it has dated badly. I bought because I loved Alain Silver's book Noir Style, which is a collection of black-and-white stills from film noir classics, with marvelous commentary. But the Film Noir Reader opens with a collection of essays from the 1970s that display everything bad about the 70s, academic, pretentious, pompous, over-anxious to establish a high-brow status for a low-brow art form (at least it was then). In the 2nd and 3rd sections, the "up-to-date" essays, we get, for instance, an analysis of the TV show Miami Vice in terms of its film noir elements... Miami Vice???

Collection of Film Noir Essays, Including Some Essentials

I'm including reviews of both "Film Noir Reader" and "Film Noir Reader 2" in the same review until Amazon gets the two books unlinked.

FILM NOIR READER (1)

"Film Noir Reader" is a collection of 22 essays about film noir, written between the mid-1950s and mid-1990s by a diverse group of film theorists, including a few essays by the editors themselves, Alain Silver and James Ursini. Some of the essays are illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Mr. Silver takes the opportunity of the book's Introduction to deliver a scathing rebuttal of French critic Marc Vernet's views before commenting on the book's content.

"Film Noir Reader" has three parts: Part I is "Seminal Essays", which include 8 essays written 1955-1979. An excerpt from Raymond Borde and Etienne Chaumeton's seminal 1955 book "A Panorama of American Film Noir" is included, as well as Paul Schrader's essential 1972 essay "Notes on Film Noir". Other essays discuss film noir's visual style, existential motifs, and there is a very interesting essay by Paul Kerr on the circumstances that caused B movies, including B-noirs, to flourish in the 1940s. Part II, "Case Studies", includes 8 essays about specific films and directors, all but one addressing films of the classic noir period. Essays are dedicated to directors John Farrow and Anthony Mann, while others discuss the films "Phantom Lady", "Angel Face", "The Killers", "Night and the City", "Kiss Me Deadly", "Hickey and Boggs", and "The Long Goodbye". Part III, "Noir Then and Now", includes 6 articles that seemed not to fit into Part I or Part II, including a few about neo-noir films. Karen Hollinger discusses the effects of first-person male voiceovers on the images of female characters in classic film noir. Others essays explore films that feature fugitive couples, noir television series, neo-B noirs, and Jeremy G. Butler writes about "Miami Vice".

The date of first publication is clearly stated for all essays in Part I, but I found myself wondering when some of the other essays had been written. Publication information, including dates, are provided for each essay at the end of the book's Acknowledgments. There are some interesting and essential essays in "Film Noir Reader", and some less so, but the book provides a nice collection of opinions and observations on the style that are great food for thought for noir fans and scholars.

FILM NOIR READER 2

"Film Noir Reader 2" is a collection of 24 essays, written 1945-1999, that attempt to define the film noir sensibility and explore particular films and facets of the style in depth. This book shares the same format with the first "Film Noir Reader": Essays are arranged in 3 parts. Part I contains "More Seminal Essays" that augment the defining material in "Film Noir Reader". There are 8 essays, written 1945-1988, including a surprising article written by Lloyd Shearer for "The New York Times" in 1945. A year before French film critics identified and began to discuss the film noir style, Shearer plainly recognized a distinct trend in Hollywood toward "lusty, hard-boiled, gut-and-gore crime stories, all fashioned on a theme with a combination of plausibly motivated murder and studded with high-powered Freudian implication." Pretty neat definition only 4 years into the noir movement. And Shearer goes on to ask "why at this time are so many pictures of the same type being made?" Funny that his article should be reproduced in a book that is still trying to answer that question 60 years later. Shearer's article is followed by French critic Nino Frank's 1946 essay in which the term "noir" was first applied to film. For all the talk of film noir having been created in the minds of critics after the fact, it's apparent that these writers comprehended the existence of film noir style as it was being created.

Part II is dedicated to "Case Studies". It includes 8 essays that discuss "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946 & 1981 versions), "Kiss Me Deadly", "The Big Heat", "The File on Thelma Jordan", "Pushover", the neo-noirs "Mississippi Mermaid" and "Badlands", as well as the films of directors Alfred Hitchcock and Samuel Fuller. There is also an essay by Francis M. Nevins on films adapted from the works of Cornell Woolrich and an essay by Robert G. Porfino on jazz music in film noir. Part III, "The Evolution of Noir", is an eclectic assortment of 8 essays. Topics include: noir science fiction, British film noir, abstract expressionism in film noir, female protagonists in neo-noir, and tabloid/crime photographer WeeGee's (Arthur Fellig) relationship to film noir, including discussion of the 1992 film "Public Eye" that was inspired by his career. Film professor Philip Gaines provides an outline of his film noir course, with recommended films and suggested reading. I'd like to mention, in response to Linda Brookover's essay on WeeGee, that although WeeGee's talent for self-promotion was equal to his gift for photojournalism, his photographs were not unique. The work of many excellent and tireless crime photographers adorned the pages of daily newspapers in the 1920s-1950s. Some of them can be seen in the "New York Noir" gallery of the "New York Daily News" archive at www.dailynewspix.com . Tabloid photography is usually overlooked as an influence on film noir, so I'm glad that Ms. Brookover has addressed that oversight, even if I don't entirely agree with her assessment.