25 Years After Hitchcock Left This World

On April 29, 1980, Alfred Hitchcock passed away. He was 81.

In 1899, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born to greengrocer William
Hitchcock and his wife Emma in London's East End. The family was
Catholic and catholicism drilled strictly into him from the start. He
attended a Jesuit preparatory school. In 1913, at the age of 14, he took a
position at the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company. At around this time,
Alfred began to fall in love with movies.

The name Alfred Hitchcock still commands lot of respect from modern
directors and technicians. Even now, watching his films teaches us so
many new things about movie-making. Hitchcock is the most widely
known and influential director in the history of world cinema. He was the
Master of Suspense and created timeless films that continue to chill, thrill
and entertain all sections of audience as much today as they did then.

'State of The Union' Today!

'State of the Union' is Revolution Studios’ bold new action thriller XXX and
carries all elements of generating thrill and action. A popular President is
being targeted for assassination by a radical splinter group of dissenters
deep within the United States government. Only two people stand between
anarchy and freedom: One of them, Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L.
Jackson), has just survived a hit on the National Security Agency's top
-secret headquarters and is on the run. The other, a decorated Special
Operations Soldier, Darius Stone (Ice Cube), sits under close guard in a
military prison. When President Sanford is kidnapped after an attack on
the U.S. Capitol, Stone and his friends must unite to oppose one of the
most formidable enemy of America and its freedom - an enemy with the
ultimate modern firepower and manpower at its disposal.
Rating: PG, Website: Sony.com

Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy: Releasing 29th April

Touchstone Pictures' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is releasing this
Friday with lots of interests generated around the movie. This PG-rated
Sci-Fi comedy is directed by Garth Jennings, while the story is by Garth
himself and Karey Kirkpatrick. Casting is led by Martin Freeman, Mos Def,
Zooey Deschanel, Anna Chancellor, Bill Nighy, Sam Rockwell, Warwick
Davis, John Malkovich, Steve Pemberton, Stephen Fry etc.

Arthur Dent, an earthly person like us, is having a very bad day because
His house is about to be bulldozed. In those hours of desperation he finds
that his best friend is an alien and, not only that, Planet Earth is about to
be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur's only chance
chance for survival now is to hitch a ride on a passing spacecraft. So,
Arthur sets out on a journey and, as a novice space-traveller, finds that
nothing is as it looks like: Experience teaches him that a Towel is just the
most useful thing in the universe. He finds a new meaning of life, and to
his pleasure he discovers that everything he needs to know can be found
in one book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

To know more about this presumably hilarious comedy, visit HitchHikers
Website.

'Sahara' heated up the weekend box office

'Sahara' starring Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz got a
warm reception at box office. This action film set in the African
desert debuted at the top with $18.5 million. "Sahara" is adapted
from Clive Cussler's adventure novel and stars McConaughey,
Penelope and Steve Zahn as adventurers who turn up a long-lost
Civil War vessel in the desert and try to stop a plague spreading
through Africa. Distributor Paramount had expected the movie to
debut in the $15 million range.

On the other hand, Audiences gave a cooler reception to "Fever
Pitch," the weekend's other new release. The romantic comedy
starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon opened in third place
with a mediocre $13 million.

The previous weekend's No. 1 movie, "Sin City," slipped to second
place with $14.1 million, lifting its 10-day total to $50.7 million.

"Star Wars III" : At ArcLight OR at Chinese?

George Lucas' final "Star Wars" chapter, "Star Wars: Episode III --
Revenge of the Sith" spells out the last dark steps the once
goodhearted young Anakin Skywalker takes to become the villain
Darth Vader. This Superfilm will release on May 19th.

... And here is a problem! Since last Saturday, 7 weeks before its
release, "Star Wars" fans have started lining up outside Grauman's
Chinese Theater. They were just unaware that this time the studio,
20th Century Fox, opted instead to open the film a mile away at the
ArcLight theater. The deal between Fox and the ArcLight haven't
been completed yet, but executives on both sides stated that 'Star
Wars' would be screened at the ArcLight, not the Chinese, the
Hollywood landmark where the earlier 'Star Wars' movies were
released in 1999 and 2002.

But many diehard fans called this a 'rumor' and are adamant to
maintain their line before the Chinese theatre. Let us watch if they
win their bid!

'Sin City' opens Today!

This is an adaptation of Frank Miller's stories based in the fictional
town of Sin City which is infested with criminals and crooked people.
The film is directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodrigues. Starring:
Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Jaime King, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy,
Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Benicio Del Toro.

For more details visit 'Sin City'.