MOVIES
Robin Williams finally rests in peace
By GalaTView Staff
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After 3 months Robin Williams was found dead at his home in Tiburon, Calif., the Marin County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner have just been released the autopsy and it turns out there were several details released that were not initially revealed at the time of his death.
The coroner’s report said his body was found about 11:45 a.m. by a personal assistant who used a paperclip to open the locked door of the bedroom where Williams had been sleeping. Williams was found in a seated position on the floor of the bedroom with a belt secured around his neck and the other end of the belt wedged between a closet door and door frame.
The actor was wearing black jeans and a black short-sleeve T-shirt, the coroner’s report said. Robin Williams was suffering from depression and a secret diagnosis of Parkinson’s. Now he is resting in peace.
Kurt Cobain hit the jackpot of mixtapes
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Before Nirvana released its debut album, “Bleach,”a mixtape created by a young Kurt Cobain was recently discovered and released online. Cobain mixed clips of songs together, from John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” to George Michael’s “I Want Your Sex” to Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” and more.
The brothers’ relationships in a great film “Private Peaceful”
By Jenny Alvarez
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Private Peaceful, a feature film directed by Pat O’Connor (Dancing at Lughnasa, Sweet November). Adapted from the best-selling novel by former children’s laureate Michael Morpurgo (War Horse), the World War I film stars two of the UK’s most promising young actors, Jack O’Connell (Starred Up, Unbroken) and George Mackay (Pride, Defiance), and features Richard Griffiths’ (The Harry Potter series, The History Boys) final performance.
Class conflict, broken hearts, self-sacrifice in the World War I in a great story of youth of that time which has been very well structured in plot and characters in a scale story. The best part as a viewer was when Charlie marries his brother’s true love. He learns that Thomas loves her and wants her to have his child. It was too late of course, because Charlie was already a father. Disgrace, passion, brotherhood, excites all the feelings and fear by allowing the viewer to sculpt the world is offers.
Midnight’s Children will set you up at night
By Jenny Alvarez
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A film by Oscar®-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the universally heralded novel by world-renowned author Salman Rushdie and adapted by Rushdie himself (who also serves as the film’s all-knowing narrator), MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN is a tale at once sweeping in scope and intimate in tone. Full of heartbreak, hope, comedy, tragedy and a considerable amount of magic, the film conjures characters and images as rich and unforgettable as the vast nation it celebrates.
At the stroke of midnight on August 15th, 1947, as India declares independence from Great Britain, two babies are switched at birth by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. And so it is that Saleem Sinai (portrayed as an adult by SatyaBhabha), the bastard child of a beggar woman, and Shiva, the only son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destinies meant for each other. Over the next three decades, Saleem and Shiva find themselves on opposite sides of many a conflict, whether it be because of class, politics, romantic rivalry, or the constantly shifting borders that are drawn every time neighbors become enemies and decide to split their newborn nation into two, and then three, warring countries. Through it all, the lives of Saleem and Shiva are mysteriously intertwined. They are also inextricably linked to the history of India itself, which takes them on a whirlwind journey full of trials, triumphs and disasters.
This movie is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people–a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Midnight’s Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great director Deepa who makes a mix of magical thinking and political reality. Despite of certain sensitive topics and passages are crafted with amazing skill, and the narrator is a pleasant enough fellow. Great movie with great Indian taste!
Marcia Strassman will be part of the heaven
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A talented, beautiful and brave actress Marcia Strassman died of breats cancer at 66.She was in movies such as Tremors, Third Watch, Providence and The Rockford Files. Definitely this great woman will be missed.
Fast and the Furious 7 will debut soon
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The first trailer will be debut in just one week. Universal Studios will release the trailer The Road to Furious 7: Trailer Launch Event at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Many fans will really enjoy seeing each ones with cheesy jokes, cars, explosions, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Paul Walker, as well as other Fast & Furious favorites such as Michelle Rodriguez, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, and Tyrese Gibson. Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, and Kurt Russell will be part of some cool looking cars, and it’s just nice to watch it and react with some bros to it.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron will back in 2015
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“The Avengers: Age of Ultron” leaked online so the trailer introduces the villainous Ultron (voiced by James Spader), offers glimpses of new superheroes, Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and even provides a first look at Andy Serkis’ mystery character. Definitely, this would be great news for many fans of many super heroes that will be back in the movie theaters on May 1st 2015.
Johnny Depp will be a special wolf
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Johnny Depp will play an important role in “Into the Woods” that was directed by Rob Marshall, Disney’s take on Stephen Sondheim’s musical about fairy tale characters. Johnny will be the best wolf of any movie.
Force Majeure is full of emotional crises
By Jenny Alvarez
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Written and directed by Östlund (Play, Involuntary), Force Majeure is dramatic, intriguing, challenging and disturbing. Tomas (Johannes Bah Kuhnke), and his willowy wife Ebba (Lisa Loven Kongsli) and their two blond, pre-teen children – travels to the picturesque French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing. But during lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With panicked diners fleeing in all directions, Ebba calls out for her husband as she tries to protect their children. Tomas, however, makes a decision that will shake the family’s world to its core. Although the anticipated disaster fails to occur, his marriage now hangs in the balance as he struggles to reclaim his role as family patriarch.
Despite of the snowballing tension and friction between the characters, this film is precisely observed psychodrama in which masculinity is satirized and full of hidden prejudices. Ebba is dealing with a near-death experience and feeling abandoned so here all the members of the family are affected mainly when the husband who reflects certain cowardice because he grabbed his phone and gloves and runs away from the oncoming torrent of avalanche, effectively abandoning his family in the process. Definitely is a film full of intense moments of pain and regret. Here is when the family must now deal with the fact that Tomas chose his own well-being over that of his family.
The Liberator comes full of ideas
By Jenny Alvarez
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A Simon Bolivar’s life comes with The Liberator, a film full of good nature scenes, and historical information. Directed by Alberto Arvelo and written by Timothy J. Sexton. The impassioned struggle of Simón Bolívar’s (Édgar Ramírez) fight for independence in Latin America from Spain and his vision of a united South American nation. During 1hr. 59 min. the viewer will enjoy many idealistic characters. A title tells the viewers that it’s 1828. The man hands his sword to one side in a humble manner. Definitely, a film that involves lost love, military heroism, betrayed loyalties and banking (courtesy of poorly developed visitations from Danny Huston as a British moneybags).Simon shows dramatically a real leader inspiring enough — to follow into battle. Many of the sceneries and locations are beautiful and the music is really majestic and well structured by the L.A. Philharmonic’s Gustavo Dudamel adds to the majesty, layering more drama atop this historic drama.
