Billy Crystal Is Back To Host The Oscars!


Now that Eddie Murphy is officially out of hosting the upcoming 84th Annual Academy Awards, a quick replacement has been found... and he's none others than seasoned regular, Billy Crystal, who will step up to take on the role for the ninth time. That's right, folks... ninth time! Here's his confirmation via Twitter below.

@BillyCrystal Billy Crystal

Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show.

It's great to have the good ol' Crystal back. After all, he has plenty of experience for the Oscar-hosting job. The only thing that worries me is the sense of deja vu experience. Then again, I'm sure he has that right comic timing to make people laugh their hearts out.
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Billy Crystal Is Back To Host The Oscars!


Now that Eddie Murphy is officially out of hosting the upcoming 84th Annual Academy Awards, a quick replacement has been found... and he's none others than seasoned regular, Billy Crystal, who will step up to take on the role for the ninth time. That's right, folks... ninth time! Here's his confirmation via Twitter below.

@BillyCrystal Billy Crystal

Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show.

It's great to have the good ol' Crystal back. After all, he has plenty of experience for the Oscar-hosting job. The only thing that worries me is the sense of deja vu experience. Then again, I'm sure he has that right comic timing to make people laugh their hearts out.
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Pawan Kalyan's "Panjaa" theaters List Exclusive

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1. INOX - Vijayawada
2. Sandhya 70MM - RTC X Roads
3. Raj 70MM - Vijayawada
4. Big Cinemas - Ameerpet
5. INOX - Banjara Hills
6. PVR Cinemas - Panjagutta
7. Cine Planet - Kompally
8. Gokul - Erragadda
9. Sathyam - Ameerpet
10. Sri Ramulu - Moosapet
11. Sai Ranga - Miyapur
12. Vijetha - Borabanda
13. Eeshwar - Attapur
14. Hitech - Madhapur
15. Booma Cine Complex - Tirupathi
16. S2 Cinemas - Nellore
17. Vishnu Mahal - Puttur
18. Ravi - Madanapalle
19. Vijayalakshmi - Chittoor
20. S.V. Talkies - Nindra
21. Cinemax - Banjara Hills
22. Jagadambha 70MM - Vizag
23. Prasadz - NTR Gardens
24. INOX - Vizag
25. Shyamala - Rajahmundry
26. Devi Multiplex - Kakinada

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Gas, Diesel and Petrol Means GDP - Ram charan

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The twitter network has become one of the most sought after for the Tollywood folks and their fans. Some of the young superstars have made it their platform to communicate their thoughts. Even Ramcharan Tej is one among them. However, most of the times, his tweets have been more of information and serious stuff.

But recently, Cherry showed a bit of lighter vein. He came up with the following tweet -When our Finance minister says GDP will rise this year, he actually means "Gas, Diesel and Petrol", nothing else

Those who saw the tweet said "This is Ramcharan's first joke on twitter. Just like the way he is outside, he is the same in Twitter also, very reserved and serious faced. But this tweet is like breaking the ice. We are hoping to see more of his natural tweets than just formal and official statements." Let us see what Cherry does.

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Pawan Kalyan's "Panjaa" theaters List Exclusive

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1. INOX - Vijayawada
2. Sandhya 70MM - RTC X Roads
3. Raj 70MM - Vijayawada
4. Big Cinemas - Ameerpet
5. INOX - Banjara Hills
6. PVR Cinemas - Panjagutta
7. Cine Planet - Kompally
8. Gokul - Erragadda
9. Sathyam - Ameerpet
10. Sri Ramulu - Moosapet
11. Sai Ranga - Miyapur
12. Vijetha - Borabanda
13. Eeshwar - Attapur
14. Hitech - Madhapur
15. Booma Cine Complex - Tirupathi
16. S2 Cinemas - Nellore
17. Vishnu Mahal - Puttur
18. Ravi - Madanapalle
19. Vijayalakshmi - Chittoor
20. S.V. Talkies - Nindra
21. Cinemax - Banjara Hills
22. Jagadambha 70MM - Vizag
23. Prasadz - NTR Gardens
24. INOX - Vizag
25. Shyamala - Rajahmundry
26. Devi Multiplex - Kakinada

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Don 2 The Chase Continues set to release this Christmas

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With the SRK starrer Don 2: The Chase Continues all set to release this Christmas, Nariman Films, the producers of the Amitabh Bachchan's 1978 hit, Don, aren't too pleased.

According to them, they had only given Excel Entertainment the right to remake their movie. And since the producers of the remake weren't given the rights to make a sequel, Nariman Films has sent them a legal notice and is suing them for copyright infringement.

The producers at Nariman Films say, "We have raised our objection through our advocates Digvijay Chopra and Iva Bansal."

Confirming that a legal notice has been sent to Excel Entertainment, Red Chillies Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Shah Rukh Khan and Baba Arts, Digvijay Chopra states:

"The remake rights were given only for the film Don: The Chase Begins Again, starring Shah Rukh Khan, by an agreement, which expired in 2009. Thereafter, they never renewed it or even take any prospective rights from Nariman films."

While Baba Arts was not involved in the production, the advocates point out they had originally acquired the rights, which were then sold to Excel Entertainment for Rs 1.25 crore in 2005, with the knowledge of Nariman Films.

Further Iva Bansal explains that without any renewal of the remake rights, Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment have gone ahead and made Don 2.

"Not only have they infringed upon the title registered by Nariman Films, i.e. Don and Don 2: Return Of The King, which in this matter, is a second infringement. The first infringement is Don 2, made without taking the necessary rights as per the law," she states.

Bansal also explains that the title Don 2 has been copyrighted in the name of Nariman Films in January 2005.

"Reliance Entertainment has taken the distribution rights without any No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Nariman Films who hold the negatives of the original film Don. We shall also legally proceed with Paramount Films as we are informed that they are the overseas distributors," she maintained.

When asked why Nariman Films didn't initiate any action against the makers of Don 2: The Chase Continues, before or during filming, the advocates elaborated:

"The reason is because all the production houses and senior and influential members of the film industry made the partners of Nariman films believe by way of undue influence and fraud that they (Nariman Films) have sold all their rights for their original film Don and are in no position to proceed legally to vindicate their right for the Amitabh Bachchan starrer, and even sent a legal notice to Nariman Films to confirm the same."

However, Nariman Films has now come to know from various sources that the advocates they first consulted are on the legal panel of the opposite party.

Now the original producers have approached another law firm and have learnt that the case of infringement, undue influence and fraud, is clearly evident in this case.

"And after learning the same they have taken legal action," summed up the advocates for Nariman Films.

Chopra and Bansal reiterated that they will be taking legal action against the makers of Don 2: The Chase Continues at the High Court as well as criminal courts for necessary relief.

"We will be approaching the courts for stay on the release and promotions as well as confiscating all the Infringed Copies under the Copyright Act," said Chopra and Bansal. Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment maintains, "Whatever we are doing is legal and their charges are false."

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'Immortals' is No.1 movie with $32 million - Box Office Revenue


After two weekends atop the box office, "Puss in Boots" was thwarted by a pair of newcomers, "Immortals" and "Jack and Jill," both of which opened to solid numbers.


"J. Edgar" wasn't quite as fortunate, but overall, the box office exhibited life like it hasn't for the past few months, and the top ten ticked up 18 percent over the same weekend last year -- a good sign headed into Thanksgiving. Check out all the details below:

Relativity's "Immortals" became the new box office titan, fending off competition and scoring a strong $32 million opening. While that number pales in comparison to the openings of 300 ($70.8 million) and "Clash of the Titans" ($61.2 mil), it puts "Immortals" ahead of other swords-and-sandals debuts like "Prince of Persia" ($30.1 mil) and "Alexander" (13.7 mil). The Tarsem Singh-directed visual feast, which stars Henry Cavill and Freida Pinto, also revives the ancient epic genre's viability in 2011 after flop openings from "The Eagle" ($8.7 mil) and "Conan the Barbarian" ($10 mil).

For Relativity, a $32 million debut (66 percent of which came from 3-D screens) is a major win. The studio spent a surprisingly small $75 million on the film, and a rep told me on Friday that they were hoping for a $25-26 million start. Now, Relativity is hoping that broad appeal will continue to drive attendance.
The studio's exit polling reveals that "Immortals'" audience was 60/40 percent male/female and ethnically diverse as well -- 35 percent Hispanic, 30 percent Caucasian, 13 percent Asian, and 12 percent African-American.

According to Kyle Davies, Relativity's President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution, "A lot of people are enjoying the picture, and when you look down the road going into the holidays, there's just nothing for the action fans, so I think that's good for us." But will the film actually continue to perform well into the Thanksgiving holiday?

That could be difficult.

"Immortals" looks like it may already be suffering from the fanboy effect, which occurs when eager sci-fi fans rush out to the theater en masse on opening night, thereby inflating numbers on the front end of a film's box office run. This can often lead precipitous drops in the days/weeks that follow. Just look at "Immortals'" weekend trajectory: the flick earned $15 million on Friday, followed by a 32 percent drop to $10.2 million on Saturday (while the rest of the Top 10 increased by an average of 8 percent), followed by a more-standard 33 percent decline to $6.8 million on Sunday.

Davies attributes the large Friday-to-Saturday drop to the fact that Veterans Day fell on a Friday. He claims that with kids out of school all day, Fridays numbers were boosted substantially. We'll have to wait and see how "Immortals," which earned an alright "B" CinemaScore grade, does in the weeks to come.

In second place (for now) was Adam Sandler's latest comedy, "Jack and Jill," which scored a $26 million debut out of 3,438 theaters -- good for a $7,563 per theater average. Sony's $80 million picture performed within expectations, but when compared to the rest of Sandler's bawdy mainstream comedy wheelhouse, this is one of his poorer results, and his worst live-action comedic opening (not including 2009′s death-themed dramedy "Funny People") since "Little Nicky"'s $16.1 million bow in 2000.

"Jack and Jill" received atrocious reviews, and while those have never stopped Sandler's films from succeeding in the past, there is a sense that the summation of so many truly awful critical reactions back-to-back-to-back -- when not balanced by winking affection for lovably dumb films like "Big Daddy" and "Anger Management" -- may actually be hurting Sandler's golden box office record.

That being said, it's too soon to write off "Jack and Jill." Working in the cross-dressing comedy's favor is a family-friendly PG-rating, which could help "Jack and Jill" hold nicely with parents and children as we move into the extra-lucrative holidays -- although "Happy Feet Two," "Hugo," "The Muppets," and "Arthur Christmas" will provide ample competition. But the comedy, which received a fair "B" CinemaScore grade, will have to work very hard to reach the $100 million plateau that Sandler is so used to.

After two weekends in first place, "Puss in Boots" settled for third (though it may swap places with "Jack and Jill" once final results are released tomorrow) with an estimated $25.5 million. The "Shrek" spin-off only dropped 3 percent last weekend, and this time around, "Puss" scored another terrific 23 percent decline. The $130 million DreamWorks picture, which looked like a bust when it opened, has now earned a robust $103 million. With a Thanksgiving boost, "Puss in Boots" should march right past the $160 million mark with ease.
"Tower Heist" drooped 45 percent this weekend to $13.2 million, giving the $85 million Universal caper a ten-day total of $43.9 million. The one-two punch of Brett Ratner's Oscar ousting and "Tower Heist"'s underperformance have certainly taken the director down a few notches this week.

Rounding out the top 5 was Warner Brothers' $35 million biopic "J. Edgar." The Clint Eastwood film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as infamous FBI figurehead J. Edgar Hoover, earned $11.5 million out of 1,910 theaters, giving it a solid $6,005 venue average. The tepidly reviewed drama opened slightly below Eastwood's last tepidly reviewed drama, "Hereafter," which earned $12 million in its first opening weekend last year. "J. Edgar" may finish in the same range as "Hereafter," which grossed $32.7 million total.

The film played much like Leonardo DiCaprio's 2008 misfire "Body of Lies," another film that paired him with a prestige director (Ridley Scott), but didn't connect with audiences and opened with $12.8 million. For DiCaprio, "J. Edgar" is no "Inception" or "Shutter Island," but the star has always modulated between mainstream crowd-pleasers and smaller, more serious fare, and his star is not in danger. Audiences issued "J. Edgar" an uninspiring "B" CinemaScore grade.

In limited release, two films stood out. After being available on-demand for a three weeks, Lars Von Trier's "Melancholia" still debuted with a solid $265,000 out of 19 theaters, leading to a $13,947 per theater average. Meanwhile, Emilio Estevez's directorial effort "The Way" has quietly hiked all the way to $2.6 million over six weeks ($334,000 from 171 locations this weekend), despite never playing in more than 283 theaters. The Martin Sheen drama is clearly experiencing good word-of-mouth on a small scale, so it will be interesting to see if "The Way"'s distributor, Producer's Distribution Agency, pushes the film any harder in an effort to garner awards attention.

In milestone news, "Paranormal Activity 3" has now earned $100.8 million after five weekends thanks to its $3.6 million frame. It has grossed $189 million worldwide against a $5 million budget. Where's the sequel announcement, Paramount?

1. Immortals -- $32 million
2. Jack and Jill -- $26 mil
3. Puss in Boots -- $25.5 mil
4. Tower Heist -- $13.2 mil
5. J. Edgar -- $11.5 mil

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Dil Raju and Pawan Kalyan decided to work together

 The latest buzz doing the rounds is that a very interesting combination is about to materialize soon.
Dil Raju and Pawan Kalyan have reportedly decided to work together and the finer details of the movie are being worked out now.
 
Dil Raju has never worked with Pawan Kalyan before and he is said tobe quite excited about this project. Another source says that Veeru Potla might be roped in as the director. 
Veeru Potla has been working on a script for Pawan Kalyan for a while now.
For various reasons, the project has not taken off yet.
While we have not received any official confirmation so far, 
we can safely assume that Dil Raju and Pawan Kalyan will be very interested in working together.

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Rendavadhu Padam is a comedy crapper - From Tamil Padam Director

Vimal, Richard and Aravind Akash in the lead roles Tamizh Padam fame director Amudhan second film is titled as 'Rendavadhu Padam'.The makers are in search of new star cast for female lead roles in the film.

Director Amudhan informed that Rendavadhu Padam is touted to be an comedy crapper and the movie will be shot in Chennai, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Malaysia and Bangkok.

Kannan is rendering tunes for this film while cinematography by Vijay Ulaganathan,art by Santhanam,Stunts by Subarayan and editing by T Suresh.Dharani will produce Rendavadhu Padam under the banner of Screen Crafts Entertainment banner.
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