Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action adventure film based on the video game, which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opens on May 28, 2010.
The first Rear Of The Year Award was presented as a one-off accolade in 1976 to Barbara Windsor before becoming an annual event in 1981. Since 1997, the annual award is separated into men and women categories.
Below are the latest winners of the Rear of the Year Award (Year, Women followed by Men):
Michael Jackson’s This Is It is a concert film documenting Michael Jackson’s rehearsals of the concert series of the same name. The concert which was scheduled to start on July 13, 2009 was abruptly cancelled because of his death on June 25, 2009. The film shows Jackson mentoring his team, creating, developing, directing and staging the performances.
Directed by Kenny Ortega, the film features 24 songs from his albums. The film starts with a small introduction text followed by audition for dancers and rehearsals of songs and dance choreography. The highlight of the film includes the remake of “Thriller” 3D version, amazing high-tech stage set ups, duet rehearsal with Judith Hill for “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” and lots of special effects and something we have never seen before.
The movie ends with “This Is It” and “Heal the World” during the credits. Some notable songs weren’t featured include “You Are Not Alone”, “Remember The Time” and “Ben”.
Overall, from a neutral perspective, the film is well produced with superior sound editing, great cinematography combining different angles of the rehearsal footage. As a fan, we get to see the making of what would be the best concert of the century if “This Is It” were to be shown “Live”. Michael Jackson’s a perfectionist, a great singer, a superb dancer, a well-respected director, a mastermind and most of all, a loving soul.
Paranormal Activity is a horror thriller starring Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs. Paranormal Activity opens on October 16, 2009 in the US.
Charlize Theron kissed a girl for 20 seconds for $140,000 during a live auction for OneXOne in San Francisco in an attempt to overcome the $280,000 Jeremy Piven had raised. She announced that she would kiss a man for seven seconds, or a woman for 20. Apparently, the woman outbid the two men to kiss Charlize Theron for 20 seconds. What a kiss!
Everybody’s Fine is an adventure comedy about a widower (De Niro) who takes an impromptu road trip in order to reconnect with his grown children, only to discover that his family members are living far from perfect lives. Starring Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Everybody’s Fine opens on December 4, 2009.
Me and Orson Welles is a movie based in NYC, 1937 which shows us a week in the life of aspiring actor Richard Samuels (Zac Efron), where he finds himself cast in Orson Welles’ staging of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and falling for an older woman (Claire Danes). Starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles opens on November 25, 2009.