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PVR MOVIES FIRST
VOL. 40 YO U R WI ND O W IN TO T HE WORL D OF CIN EMA MARCH 2019
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THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH:
SONCHIRIYA, LUKA CHUPPI, BADLA, MENTAL HAI KYA
GREETINGS
ear Movie Lovers, Dive deep into the fascinating world of James Cameron’s
Titanic, and meet Luka Chuppi director Laxman Utekar
Here’s the March issue of Movies First, your exclusive
and actor Aparshakti Khurana to get some fun facts
window to the world of cinema.
behind this frothy film. Don’t forget to take a shot at our
Academy Award winner Brie Larson leads the starcast movie quiz, too.
of Captain Marvel, marking the first MCU entry to be
We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous
headlined by a female character. Akshay Kumar’s period
month of movie watching.
war drama Kesari promises powerhouse action and lump-
Regards
in-the-throat moments. Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar
Rao play mind games in the intriguing psychological
Gautam Dutta
thriller Mental Hai Kya. CEO, PVR Limited
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A sneak-peek into the big release of the month!
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KESARI
battles that India ever fought, the Battle of Saragarhi
between Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and
Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen. The Sikhs, led by Ishar Singh,
The bravest battle ever fought chose to fight to death, in what is considered by some
THE PLOT
In 1897, the British Empire having conquered most of
India was trying to infiltrate Afghanistan. Fort Saragarhi,
DID YOU KNOW?
in the North Western Frontier Province, was a small Akshay suffered an injury
communication post used to relay messages between two in his ribs while shooting in
major military forts. Havaldar Ishar Singh (Akshay Kumar), Wai for the climax scene of
is a proud Sikh warrior who prefers to live by his community the movie. He had to take
rules and is often in conflict with the orders of his British a break from the shooting.
officers. As a punishment, he is sent to Saragarhi, where a He was advised to go back
bunch of twenty unruly, undisciplined Sikh soldiers await to Mumbai and rest, but he
him. It is this bunch of cheeky but lovable rogues that refused to go back despite his
Ishar leads to battle an army of 10,000 Afghans on 12th chopper being available on
September, 1897.
location. Instead, he decided
to stay put in Wai only.
THE IDEA
This film is based on the true story of one of the bravest
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The Collection
Anurag Singh is a big name in Punjabi
cinema. He comes from Jalandhar in
Punjab. He left India to study media arts
’m in the
at Deakin University, Australia, before
heaviest turban and
returning to work in Bollywood. He assisted
beard I’ve ever had to wear. Bollywood director, Raj Kanwar for several
So I shaved my head to make years before directing a Bollywood movie
my life a little easier. I’m known ‘Raqeeb’ (2007), starring Jimmy Shergill.
for hating wigs, prosthetics Singh then worked with Arya Babbar for his
and so on, and ‘Kesari’ is quite first Punjabi language film ‘Yaar Annmulle’
demanding. It’s probably my in 2011. This was followed by him directing
favourite look, though it’s five Punjabi films starring Diljit Dosanjh,
taxing to fight and sweat in which were commercially very successful.
this avatar. But I wouldn’t Two of them are in the top 3 highest
change it for the world. grossing films of Punjabi Cinema.
– Akshay Kumar
military historians as one of history’s greatest last-stands.
All 21 Sikh non-commissioned officers and soldiers
of other ranks who laid down their lives in the Battle of
Saragarhi were from the Majha region of Punjab and were
posthumously awarded the Indian Order of Merit, at that
time the highest gallantry award which an Indian soldier
could receive. The heroism shown by the Indian soldiers is
an eternal inspiration for all.
KESARI
RELEASE 21 MARCH
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Language: Hindi
Director: Anurag Singh
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra
Studio: Dharma Productions, Cape of Good
Films, Azure Entertainment, Zee Studios
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Captain Marvel MOVIE OF THE MONTH
Tagline: Discover what makes her a Hero independent dramas and film franchises. Larson’s most
Release Date: March 8, 2019 critically acclaimed and commercially successful films
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi are ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010), ‘21 Jump Street’
Language: English (2012), ‘Short Term 12’ (2013), ‘Don Jon’ (2013), ‘The
Director: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn,
Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma
Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, Jude Law.
Studio: Marvel Studios
Pic Courtesy: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures aptain Marvel
has powers that far
surpass many of her heroic
counterparts, and in order to
THE STORY: Set in 1995, this film follows Carol Danvers, a
bring this superhero to life and
former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, as she turns into one of make her relatable and disarming
the galaxy’s mightiest heroes and joins Starforce, an elite we needed an actress with
Kree military team, before returning home with questions both range and humanity. Brie
about her past and identity when Earth is caught in the possesses the depth and energy
centre of a galactic conflict between two alien worlds. that can fuse firepower, guts
and a great story.”
THE HERO: Brie Larson, is an American actress and – Kevin Feige, Marvel
Studios President
filmmaker. Noted as a teenager for her supporting work
in comedies, she has since expanded to leading roles in
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his character
is probably the most
dynamic character that I’ve
ever played. Nine months of just
training, and three months of stunt
training where we spent two hours
Spectacular Now’ (2013), ‘Trainwreck’ (2015), ‘Room’ every day, five days a week. I’ve had to
(2015), and ‘Kong: Skull Island’ (2017). She has received go through every emotion possible.
an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors And a lot of this movie, although
Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award, among it has great comedy in it, there’s
other accolades, for her performance in ‘Room’. also real depth to it
and emotion..
In this film, she plays Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel), who is – Brie Larson,
an ex-U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and member of an elite Kree Lead Actress
military unit called Starforce. Her DNA was fused with that
of a Kree during an accident, imbuing her with superhuman
strength, energy projection and flight. She is a believer in
truth and justice and a bridge between Earth and space. ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016) is the first film in the
franchise’s Phase Three, followed by ‘Doctor Strange’
THE SERIES: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) (2016), ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017), ‘Spider-
films are an American series of superhero films based on Man: Homecoming’ (2017), ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017), ‘Black
characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. Panther’ (2018), ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018), ‘Ant-Man
The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films and the Wasp’ (2018), ‘Captain Marvel’ (releasing 2019)
are set. The films have been in production since 2007 and and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (releasing 2019).
Marvel Studios has produced and released 20 films. It
is the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, having THE DIRECTORS: Anna Boden and Ryan K. Fleck are a team
grossed over $17.5 billion at the global box office. of American film directors, editors and screenwriters best
known for their collaborations on ‘Half Nelson’, ‘Sugar’,
The first film was ‘Iron Man’ (2008), followed by ‘The ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’, ‘Mississippi Grind’.
Incredible Hulk’ (2008), ‘Iron Man 2’ (2010), ‘Thor’
(2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and In April 2017, Boden and Fleck were hired to direct this
‘The Avengers’ (2012), which concluded Phase One of upcoming Marvel Studios film.
the franchise. Phase Two included ‘Iron Man 3’ (2013),
‘Thor: The Dark World’ (2013), ‘Captain America: The Producer Kevin Feige said of them, “We met with lots
Winter Soldier’ (2014), ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014), and Anna and Ryan just had an amazing way of talking
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015) and ‘Ant-Man’ (2015). about Carol Danvers and talking about her journey...We
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Trivia
The film is scheduled to be
01 released on March 8, 2019,
International Women’s Day.
This will be the twenty-first film to
02 be released by Marvel Studios for
the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This is the first female-led solo
03 movie in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe, the first to have a female
director (Anna Boden) and the first
to have male and female directors.
To prepare for her role as Captain
04 Marvel, Brie Larson trained for nine
months, learning judo, boxing, and
wrestling. She also visited Nellis
Air Force Base and met with active
duty airmen, including Brigadier
General Jeannie Leavitt and
Thunderbirds pilot Major Stephen
Del Bagno.
want filmmakers that can help us focus on and elevate
the character journey so it doesn’t get lost amongst the
spectacle. When you look at the work that Ryan and
Anna have done in the past, they are all amazing and
very diverse character studies and journeys, and that
impressed us.”
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Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya 01 Sonchiriya 01
Genre: Animation Genre: Drama
Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi
Director: Shilpa Ranade Director: Abhishek Chaubey
Cast: Aditya Sharma, Manish Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Bhumi
Bhawan, Vishal Kumar Pednekar, Sushant Singh
Studio: Children’s Film Rajput
Society of India Studio: RSVP Movies
Pic courtesy: Children’s Film Pic courtesy: RSVP Movies
Society of India
Movie Plot: The story of Goopi and Bagha, a pair Movie Plot: The film traces the caste wars
of musicians gifted with magical powers by the among dacoits of the Chambal Valley in the
King of Ghosts. 1970s.
Did You Know: The film is inspired from Goopy Did You Know: Director Abhishek Chaubey
Gyne Bagh Byne, the first film in the Goopy Gyne has written power-packed films like Omkara
Bagha Byne Trilogy. and helmed Ishqiya and Udta Punjab.
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Luka Chuppi 01 Badla MAR
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Genre: Thriller
Romance
Language(s): Hindi
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Director: Laxman Utekar
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan,
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Taapsee Pannu, Antonio
Sanon, Vinay Pathak Aakeel
Studio: Panorama Studios, Studio: Red Chillies
Kiaan Entertainment Entertainment, Azure
Pic courtesy: Panorama Entertainment
Studios Pic courtesy: Red Chillies
Entertainment
Movie Plot: The film tells the story of a television Movie Plot: A lawyer investigates further into the suspicious
reporter in Mathura who falls in love with a
circumstances surrounding the death of a young man.
headstrong woman.
Did You Know: Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon pair Did You Know: The film is a remake of Spanish thriller
up for the first time and were the first choice for the ‘Contratiempo,’ revolving around a successful entrepreneur
lead pair. who is accused of murder.
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Photograph 15 Mere Pyare Prime Minister 15
Genre: Drama, Romance, Genre: Comedy
Comedy Language(s): Hindi
Language(s): Hindi Director: Rakeysh Omprakash
Director: Ritesh Batra Mehra
Cast: Akash Sinha, Abdul Cast: Rasika Agashe, Sonia
Quadir Amin, Robin Das Albizuri, Syna Anand
Studio: Poetic License Studio: Aham Brahmasmi
Production, Film Science, Pola Entertaiment, PVR Cinema,
Pandora Filmproduktions Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Pic courtesy: Poetic License Pictures
Production Pic courtesy: Aham
Brahmasmi Entertainment
Movie Plot: A struggling street photographer in Mumbai, Movie Plot: 8 year old Kanhu living in a slum of Mumbai,
pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy writes a letter to the Prime Minister after an ugly incident
stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection happens with his mother. It focuses on the issue of open
that transforms them in ways they could not expect. defecation and sanitation problems in the country.
Did You Know: This film is set to have its world premiere at the Did You Know: Stars National Award-winning actress Anjali
Sundance Film Festival, 2019. It is amongst the 112 selected Patil in the role of the mother and highlights the relationship
movies that are set to be screened. between a mother and son.
22 Yards MAR
15
Genre: Sports
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Mitali Ghoshal
Cast: Barun Sobti, Amartya Ray, Panchi Bora, Rajit Kapur
Studio: MS Productions
Pic courtesy: MS Productions
Movie Plot: The victorious tale of a fallen cricket agent who
mentors a young cricketer.
Did You Know: The film’s director Mitali Ghoshal was formerly a
sports journalist.
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Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota 21 Mental Hai Kya 29
Genre: Comedy, Action Genre: Comedy
Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi
Director: Prakash Kovelamudi
Director: Vasan Bala
Cast: Rajkummar Rao,
Cast: Abhimanyu Dasani,
Kangana Ranaut, Amyra
Radhika Madan Dastur, Jimmy Shergill, Satish
Studio: RSVP Movies Kaushik, Mimoh Chakraborty,
Shah Rukh Khan, Amrita Puri
Pic courtesy: RSVP Movies
Studio: Balaji Motion
Pictures, Karma Media
and Entertainment, ALT
Entertainment
Pic courtesy: Zee Studios
Movie Plot: It is a story of a young boy Surya, who has Movie Plot: The makers describe this film as a
a rare condition of Congenital Insensitivity to pain, which celebration of the imperfections and the crazy within
means that he cannot feel any pain. He sets out to learn us and it shouts out that ‘Sanity is overrated’.
martial arts and vanquish his foes.
Did You Know: Prakash Kovelamudi is a 3rd-generation
Did You Know: Abhimanyu Dasani, the son of actress
filmmaker, whose family has made over 150 films in
Bhagyashree (Maine Pyar Kiya) makes his acting debut
with this film. South India.
Notebook MAR
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Genre: Romance
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Nitin Kakkar
Cast: Zaheer Iqbal, Pranutan Bahl
Studio: Salman Khan Films, Cine 1 Productions
Pic courtesy: Salman Khan Films
Movie Plot: An ex-army officer, Kabir, becomes a teacher in Kashmir
in a school that is in a miserable condition. Things take a turn when
Kabir finds a notebook, left behind by the previous year’s teacher
Firdaus (Pranutan Bahl).
Did You Know: Legendary actress Nutan’s grand daughter and actor
Mohnish Bahl’s daughter Pranutan makes her debut with this film.
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Imagine 02 Wonder Park MAR
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Genre: Biography, Drama Genre: Animation, Adventure,
Language(s): English Comedy
Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Language(s): English
Erwin
Director: David Feiss, Clare
Cast: J.Michael Finley,
Kilner, Robert Iscove
Madeline Carroll, Dennis
Quaid Cast: Brianna Denski, Jennifer
Studio: Kevin Downes Garner, Mila Kunis
Productions Studio: Paramount Animation
Mission Pictures International
Pic courtesy: Paramount
City on a Hill Productions Animation
Pic courtesy: Kevin Downes
Productions
Movie Plot: The inspiring and unknown true story behind Movie Plot: It tells the story of a magnificent amusement
MercyMe’s beloved, chart topping song that brings
park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named
ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the
power of true forgiveness. June comes alive.
Did You Know: Broadway actor J. Michael Finley, who Did You Know: The film is Clare Kilner’s directorial debut in
makes his Hollywood debut with this film, has sung all the animation. She previously directed live-action films like ‘The
songs in it. Wedding Date’ and ‘How to Deal’.
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How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 22 The Least of These 29
Genre: Animation, Action, Genre: Drama
Adventure Language(s): English
Language(s): English Director: Aneesh Daniel
Director: Dean DeBlois Cast: Sharman Joshi, Stephen
Cast: Jay Baruchel, America Baldwin, Shari Rigby
Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Studio: Skypass
Ferguson, F. Murray Abraham Entertainment
Studio: DreamWorks Pic courtesy: Skypass
Animation Entertainment
Pic courtesy: Universal
Pictures
Movie Plot: When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the Movie Plot: When speculation mounts that local Australian
only Night Fury, he must seek ‘The Hidden World’, a secret missionary Graham Staines is illegally converting leprosy
Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds patients, a journalist agrees to investigate undercover for
it first. his newspaper.
Did You Know: In a poll conducted by Fandango, this ranked Did You Know: Stephen Baldwin, brother of Hollywood star
as the second most anticipated animated movie of 2019.
Alec Baldwin, plays the role of Graham Staines. He is also
one of the producers of the movie.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Crime Genre: Horror, Thriller
Language(s): English Language(s): English
Director: S. Craig Zahler Director: Jordan Peele
Cast: Mel Gibson, Vince Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston
Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim
Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-
Laurie Holden Mateen II, Anna Diop
Studio: Unified Pictures, Studio: Monkeypaw
Assemble Media, Cinestate, Productions, Blumhouse
Look to the Sky Films, Productions, QC
Moot Point Productions Entertainment
Pic courtesy: Summit Pic courtesy: Universal
Entertainment Pictures
Movie Plot: Once two overzealous cops get suspended from Movie Plot: A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group
the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get
of doppelgängers begin to terrorize them.
their just due.
Did You Know: The movie starcasts Mel Gibson in the lead Did You Know: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Yahya
role who has been renowned for his movie The Beaver, Mad Abdul-Mateen II all attended the Yale School of Drama.
Max 2 and others. The movie premiered at the 75th Venice
International Film Festival. Nyong’o and Duke were classmates.
Dumbo MAR
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Language(s): English
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva
Green, Alan Arkin
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Tim Burton Productions
Pic courtesy: Walt Disney Studios
Movie Plot: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him
to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans
a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets
beneath its shiny veneer.
Did You Know: This is the second live-action Disney film to
feature a live-action baby elephant in a major role, after ‘The
Jungle Book’ (2016).
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PVR MOVIE FIRST PAGE 18LAXMAN UTEKAR GUEST INTERVIEW
Director, Luka Chuppi
A veteran Director of Photography, he has shot How did you prepare for making Luka Chuppi
films such as English Vinglish, Dear Zindagi and I come from Maharashtra, and it was important for me
Hindi Medium. Laxman Utekar now makes his to get a real feel for the marital milieu and dialects of
Bollywood directorial debut with Luka Chuppi, Uttar Pradesh. So my writer and I took a year and a
a romantic comedy starring current heartthrobs half to finalise the script. During this time, we travelled
Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon. He takes us behind several times to Agra, Lucknow and Gwalior to meet
the scenes. young couples and their parents. The interactions gave us
amazing material for the story.
3 great reasons to watch Luka Chuppi
It is a stressbuster of a film; full-on entertainment for For instance?
the entire family. We’ve got a terrific star cast. Besides Well, one of the couples actually told us that forget living
the two leads, you’ll love the work of key characters in, they found it extremely difficult to even meet without
played by Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi and being watched. Sometimes, they had to set up a date at 4
Vinay Pathak. The music is fantastic, too. am outside a public washroom!
What inspired the idea for the film Fun Fact
It came from a real-life story! My film’s writer Rohan “We shot the film in September-October, and it was
Shankar was in love with a lady, who proposed a raining constantly in Gwalior. Every day, we would have to
live-in instead of a marriage. This created a dilemma— wait for the rain to stop before we could start rolling the
even today, it is difficult for the idea of cohabitation to camera. But the energy on our sets was so positive that
find acceptance in our society. This got me thinking we did not lose a single day. In fact, we were able to wrap
about making a film on the subject. up the 45-day schedule in 43 days.”
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PVR MOVIE FIRST PAGE 18APARSHAKTI KHURANA GUEST INTERVIEW
Actor, Luka Chuppi
Known for his endearing persona and superb acting in hit film is Abbas, and I am the friend who tries to help
films such as Badrinath ki Dulhania and Stree, Aparshakti Kartik Aaryan’s character tide over tough situations. I
Khurana plays yet another interesting character in Luka keep coming up with helpful ideas, but whether they
Chuppi, a romantic comedy about live-in relationships. actually turn out to be helpful or not, you’ll know only
He talks about the film and his role in it. when you watch the movie.
What excited you about Luka Chuppi The most fun part of the shoot
The subject is so relevant and relatable—live-in It has to be the climax. I cannot reveal it, obviously,
relationships are still far from being easily accepted in but it is the highlight of the film.
many parts of our society, and films like this advocate the
idea of “live and let live,” which I think is so important. Fun Fact
“We shot the film in Gwalior, which happens to be the
So does the film convey that message? film’s lead actor Kartik Aaryan’s hometown. So we
Absolutely. And it does so with a light touch, without got home cooked food on the sets, which is such a
getting preachy. luxury! And we rounded off our meals with Bahadura
ke Laddoo, which come from a famous sweet shop.
What’s your character like in Luka Chuppi They are made with pure ghee and are deliciously
I play a Muslim guy for the first time. My name in the addictive!”
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 22Elizabeth Moss
R I S I N G S TA R
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 23Elizabeth Moss RISING STAR
Elizabeth Moss is the girl to watch out for. She has made for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the
a habit of playing women who refuse to just fall into line. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series as
She is an actress of great control who can say a lot while a producer. She also starred in ‘Girl, Interrupted’ (1999),
seeming to do very little and whose performances are
described as “coming from the inside out”. Alongside
this restraint comes a natural warmth, which makes even
the most closed-off character appear sympathetic. It’s a
skill that has made her one of the most promising stars
in the film domain.
rt often
FILMS: Her first screen role was in 1990, when she reflects what’s going
appeared in the NBC miniseries ‘Lucky Chances’. She on in the world, and we’re
then starred as the youngest daughter of the President in
the television series ‘The West Wing’ (1999–2006). She
seeing stories that are
shot to prominence with her role as a secretary-turned- very diverse and that are
copywriter in the series ‘Mad Men’ (2007–2015), which lead and made by women
earned her six Emmy Awards nominations and a Golden
Globe nomination. Detective Robin Griffin in the BBC
because that’s what’s in
miniseries ‘Top of the Lake’ (2013, 2017), which won our world.
her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or - Elizabeth Moss
TV Film; and Offred in the Hulu series ‘The Handmaid’s
Tale’, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 24‘Listen Up Philip’ (2014), ‘High-Rise’ (2015), ‘Queen of Away from the camera, she is relaxed and a little goofy
Earth’ (2015) and ‘The Square’ (2017). with a reputation as a joker. Mark Duplass, who has
worked with her says, “She’s joking around causally and
STAR POWER: Elizabeth has been the picture of steely then you yell ‘action’ and her heartbeat goes up to 150
determination onscreen, imbued with the kind of palpable beats per minute.”
vulnerability that ensures audiences collapse right along
with her when the moment calls for it.
This powerful actress has earned six Emmy Awards
nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for her
character in the series ‘Mad Men’. In 2014, she won
a Golden Globe for Best Actress for ‘Top of the Lake’.
In 2017, she won the Primetime Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and as a
producer for Outstanding Drama Series for as a producer
for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. In 2018, she won a Golden
Globe for Best Actress for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.
UP CLOSE: Elizabeth graduated high school two years
early.
Initially, she had aspirations of becoming a professional
QUICK FACTS
dancer. In her adolescence, she travelled to New York
City to study ballet at the School of American Ballet. She BIRTH NAME:
continued to study dance throughout her teenage years. Elizabeth Singleton Moss
_______________________
She is a lifelong member of the Church of Scientology.
OCCUPATION:
Actress
Her mother is a musician and her father manages jazz
_______________________
musicians.
BIRTH DATE:
Her favourite character that she has played is Robin July 24, 1982
Griffin in ‘Top of the Lake’ (2013). _______________________
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Los Angeles, California
_______________________
YEARS ACTIVE:
1990–Present
_______________________
spouse:
Fred Armisen
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 25James Cameron PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 26
How James Cameron Masters@Work
Made Titanic
With 11 Oscars and over $2 billion at the box office, the ship, it’s an 800-foot ship; when you see 500 extras running
now legendary Titanic remains the most memorable tribute along the deck, it’s 500 extras. And given what you do see,
to one of the world’s most staggering maritime disasters. the RMS Titanic breaking apart and sinking before your
But the story behind the storytelling is perhaps even more eyes, that’s mind-boggling.
jaw-dropping.
Cameron hired 20 lifeguards from San Diego, each
Taking the Plunge: Before making Titanic, James Cameron responsible for ten people. The big tank was only three-and-
sank to the bottom of the ocean to see the actual wreckage a-half feet deep, but it was absolutely freezing. They had to
of the doomed ocean liner himself. An avid and passionate pull people out on the verge of hypothermia.
deep sea diver, he ended up spending more time on the ship
than any one of the original passengers did. Working With Water: Only a director with Cameron’s depth
of experience could have pulled off the scene where the
The Prep: The sheer scale of the film required building water comes crashing into the Grand Staircase room. The
an entire studio and the largest standing set of all time. entire set was to be destroyed in one take, and Cameron
Rosarito, a beach resort on Mexico’s Baja California knew he had only one chance to get it right. And he did.
peninsula was chosen as the site for the studio complex,
vast water tanks and ten-storey-high, 775-foot-long ‘Big The post-sinking scenes were shot in a 350,000 gallon tank
Boat’ set. where the frozen corpses were created by applying a powder
on the actors that then crystallized when exposed to water.
First Assistant Director Josh McLaglen remembers his first Wax was applied to hair and clothes to create a wet look.
visit to Rosarito. “Jim and I drove down to what was then
a vacant lot. We bought a model of Titanic in the back of a In the scene of Rose looking through the corridors for Jack,
pickup, carried it out and set it up on two sawhorses. Then the water used was actually from the Pacific Ocean at the
Jim started studying the elements. He triangulated the light, Baja California, Mexico set. The water was so cold that
the solstice of the sun, the wind direction, the position of the when Rose gasps when she first dives into the water, it was
ship, how close it would have to be to the cliffs so we could actually Kate Winslet’s genuine reaction to the frigid ocean.
see the ocean. It was incredible, watching him envision
everything we needed to do to pull the movie off.” Set Secrets: In the scene in the beginning where the captain
orders full-speed ahead and the shot moves down into the
“It was awe-inspiring,” recalls Billy Zane (who played Cal boiler room, the set was really just about three boilers but
Hockley, Kate Winslet’s villainous fiancé). “They’d built Cameron had huge mirrors installed to visualise a great big
an entire city to make a film! When I showed up there long room.
were three tower cranes spinning against the skyline and
thousands of employees milling about. It was like being The piece of wooden paneling that Rose floated on after the
there on the Titanic. Nothing could have prepared you for sinking is based upon a genuine artifact that survived the
the sheer logistics of it.” sinking and is on display at the Maritime Museum of the
Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
To effect the sinking, the ship was constructed in sections,
each controlled by massive hydraulic risers. The forward During the part when Rose and Jack are at the bow of the
section had a riser allowing it to sink 30 feet. The rear deck ship (when Rose says “I’m flying, Jack!”), the sunset was
could go from zero to 90 degrees, all the way from level to real and not CGI. James Cameron knew that sunset was the
12 o’clock. The challenges of filming on a set the length of perfect time to do that scene.
two football pitches and the height of an office block were
hair-raising. James Cameron, not Leonardo DiCaprio, drew all of the
pictures in Jack’s sketchbook. In post-production, Cameron,
“So much of what we did would now be done in the who is left-handed, actually went as far as to mirror-image
computer,” says Russell Carpenter, the film’s Director of the sketching shots so the artist would be appear to be
Photography. “But with Titanic, when you see the 800-foot right-handed, like DiCaprio!
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 27They said
“Great men are not born great, they
grow great.”
— Mario Puzo, from The Godfather
“You can fail at what you don’t want, so
you might as well take a chance on doing
what you love.”
— Jim Carrey
“It is not our abilities that show what
we truly are. It is our choices.”
— Dumbledore, from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“Don’t ever let somebody tell you can’t do
something, alright? You dream, you gotta protect
it. If you want something, go get it. Period.”
– Will Smith, from the Pursuit of Happyness
“You have to have the darkness for the
dawn to come.”
— Harrison Ford
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things,
and no good thing ever dies.”
— Andy Dufresne, from The Shawshank Redemption
Quiz Answer: Pulp Fiction
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