Thursday, July 30, 2015

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Drishyam, Pixels, Vatican Tapes and Southpaw) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
Drishyam

Drishyam (English: Visual/The Sight) is a 2015 Indian thriller drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat. It features Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and Tabu in the lead roles, and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Ajit Andhare and Abhishek Pathak. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film of the same name, directed by Jeethu Joseph with Mohanlal and Meena in the lead.
Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) runs a cable TV network in a remote and hilly village of Goa. He lives a happy life with his wife Nandini and two daughters. A 4th grade dropout and an orphan, Vijay has worked his way towards success with his sheer hard-work and street smartness in order to provide for his family who mean the world to him. A man of few means and needs; Vijay believes life is to be lived simplistically - his wife, while she loves him devoutly, wants Vijay's thrifty and miserly behavior to end and wants the world for her family. If there's one thing that Vijay cannot live without, it is his passion for watching films. Such is his 'filmy' obsession that he doesn't mind staying up all night at his office binging on TV movies! In a bizarre turn of events; a teenage boy goes missing; he is the son of a headstrong and no-nonsense cop; IG Meera Deshmukh and the Salgaonkar family is the prime suspect! Will a humble and middle class man, be able to protect his family from oppression of the powerful? How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the violent investigation forms the rest of the story leading to an unexpected and shocking climax.
The film has Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar, Shriya Saran as Nandhani Vijay Salgaonkar, Tabu as IG Meera Deshmukh, Rajat Kapoor as Meera's Husband, Ishita Dutta as Vijay's daughter and Prathamesh Parab.
The music for Drishyam is composed by Vishal Bhardwaj with lyrics written by Gulzar. The film has songs like         "Carbon Copy" sung by Ash King, "Dum Ghutta Hai" by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Rekha Bhardwaj, "Kab Kahan Se" by KK and "Kya Pataa" by Arijit Singh.

Pixels

Pixels is a 2015 American science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures, 1492 Pictures and Happy Madison Productions. The film is directed by Chris Columbus. Its screenplay is written by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, with a screen story penned by Tim Herlihy and based on French director Patrick Jean's 2010 short film of the same name. The film stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Monaghan, Brian Cox, Ashley Benson, and Jane Krakowski. The film's plot has extraterrestrials misinterpreting video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, and invading Earth using technology inspired by games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders. To counter the alien assault, the United States hires former arcade champions to lead the planet's defense.
When intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (Kevin James) has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video game champion Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Peter Dinklage and Josh Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet. Joining them is Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten (Michelle Monaghan), a specialist supplying the arcaders with unique weapons to fight the aliens.

Vatican Tapes

The Vatican Tapes is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Mark Neveldine from a screenplay written by Christopher Borrelli, which is in turn based on a story by Chris Morgan and Christopher Borrelli.
The film stars Kathleen Robertson, Michael Peña, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott, and John Patrick Amedori.
A priest (Michael Peña) and two Vatican exorcists (Kathleen Robertson and Djimon Hounsou) must do battle with an ancient satanic force to save the soul of a young woman (Olivia Taylor Dudley). It is a generic possession movie. In The Vatican Tapes, 20-something year-old Angela gets possessed by a demon, but it's not just any demon; it's the Anti-Christ himself. A priest and two Vatican exorcists team up to try to exorcise Angela before it wreaks havoc on humanity. The Vatican Tapes does get more interesting and has a couple of decent scares when Angela is in a mental hospital. Angela is discharged and sent back home. The ending is interesting as the movie ends in a rather dark and powerful way.

Southpaw

Southpaw is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Kurt Sutter. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, and Rachel McAdams.

Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion, seemingly has it all with an impressive career, a beautiful and loving wife (Rachel McAdams), an adorable daughter (Oona Laurence) and a lavish lifestyle. When tragedy strikes and his lifelong manager and friend (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) leaves him behind, Hope hits rock bottom and turns to an unlikely savior at a run-down local gym: Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker), a retired fighter and trainer to the city’s toughest amateur boxers. With his future riding on Tick’s guidance and tenacity, Billy enters the hardest battle of his life as he struggles with redemption and to win back the trust of those he loves.

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