Immortals Opens #1 at US Box Office

Indian director Tarsem Singh’s new 3D adventure epic Immortals starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke opened at number one at the North American box office on Friday, November 11, with an estimated $15M in ticket sales for Relativity Media exceeding expectations and leading all films in the marketplace. Singh has become part of a very short list of Indian-born filmmakers to top the U.S. box office multiple times. His fantasy thriller The Cell also opened at number one in August 2000. For Pinto, Immortals marks her second top spot debut of the year following her sci-fi pic Rise of the Planet of the Apes from August which has grossed more than $450 million worldwide to date.
Singh’s stylish Greek mythology-inspired epic Immortals beat out the combined grosses for the two other new films on Friday including Adam Sandler’s latest comedy Jack and Jill which opened to an estimated $10 million as well as director Clint Eastwood’s new biopic J. Edgar starring Leonardo DiCaprio which debuted with an estimated $4.3 million. Immortals also generated the third biggest opening day of the year for any R-rated film, and the best among non-sequels.

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Antonio Banderas: Unmasked

Antonio Banderas will make your skin crawl in The Skin I Live In, the Pedro Almodovar revenge thriller. Then, vaulting from Skin to fur, he’ll elicit laughs from the kiddies as the voice of the titular feline in the animated Shrek spin-off, Puss In Boots. “This is what an actor wants to be doing,’’ Banderas says, his Spanish accent still thick after years of working primarily in America. “These two movies are absolutely different. Puss In Boots is pure entertainment that allows me the possibility of actually bringing some smiles to people. So many people are in stressed conditions nowadays, especially in Europe, and just to make them laugh is kind of a luxurious thing for me.” “The Skin I Live In actually explores the human condition and the complexities of the human soul,’’ he continues. “I play a horrible man, but I just tried to represent him with dignity and honesty.’’
Banderas and Almodovar hadn’t worked together in more than 20 years, since Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down (1990) helped establish Banderas as an international superstar and Almodovar as one of Europe’s leading filmmakers. The actor explains that Almodovar first approached him about The Skin I Live In in 2002, soon after the filmmaker had purchased the rights to the Thierry Jonquet novel.
The film is set in the very near future, 2012, but veers back and forth through time. It centres on Dr Robert Ledgard (Banderas), a respected Spanish plastic surgeon who, after the fiery disfigurement and death of his wife, breaks all ethical boundaries in an effort to create new skin. He works feverishly in a home laboratory, experimenting for years on a beautiful, imprisoned young woman named Vera (Elena Anaya), all the while seeking vengeance against Vincente (Jan Cornet), who sexually assaulted his mentally unstable teenage daughter, Norma (Blanca Suarez).
Also on the scene are the ultra-protective Marilia (Marisa Paredes), a servant who takes care of Ledgard and his home, and her son, Zeca (Roberto Alamo), an on-the-run thief who arrives at Robert’s house — dressed in a tiger costume — to hide from the police. Ultimately the characters and their respective story lines dovetail in ways that will disturb, titillate, enthrall and/or repulse moviegoers.
“I think revenge, for Ledgard, is just an excuse to initiate a path that is way darker. This is a monster. He is actually a psychopath’’, says Banderas, “If you remember the movie Alien (1979), the monster was not shown at all, and so you created a monster in your mind that was way bigger than anything anyone could build. Pedro wanted that.
“On the other hand, the character, he’s someone we have seen when, for example, the police arrest a serial killer. He’s found to be a a very nice guy. These kinds of killers, they live in society without being suspected of anything.”
After rising to prominence in Almodovar’s early films, the actor crossed the Atlantic to achieve Hollywood stardom with Philadelphia (1993), Evita (1996), The Mask Of Zorro (1998), Spy Kids (2001) and Shrek 2 (2004) and its 2007 and 2010 follow-ups. Since 1996 he also has been married to American actress Melanie Griffith.
Given the seismic shifts in their lives since Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, it’s no surprise that Banderas uses the word “difficult”— albeit in the best sense — to describe his working relationship with Almodovar.
“To work with him is difficult, and thank God,’’ Banderas says. “He is very demanding of the actors and he is unbelievably precise, like no other director I’ve worked with. He’s precise about you moving one finger or your eyebrows, about the way you look, to that level of perfection. When I saw The Skin I Live In for the first time, I realised that he made me play notes I didn’t know I had.”
Banderas has completed several other films, including Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire, an action film. He also spent three days shooting a cameo role in the romantic comedy He Loves Me, in order to act alongside Annette Bening. When he’s not working, the actor can usually be found at home with Griffith and their daughter, 15-year-old Stella. Their family also includes 26-year-old Alexander and 22-year-old Dakota, Griffith’s children from previous relationships. Her substance-abuse battles have made news through the years, provoking speculation about the state of their marriage.
“The secret of being together is as simple and as complex as saying we love each other, and we have the strength to overcome all the crisis situations and problems we may face,” he says. l NYT Syndicate Ian Spelling

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Priyanka Chopra In LA Recording For Her Upcoming English Album!

Priyanka Chopra is a busy girl these days and she is nowhere to be seen in India. So what, she is busy spreading sunshine in LA, where PC is busy making music. Yes, for more than a week now, she is practically living in the LA studio that she tweets the pictures and her music making experience. For the same reason, she couldn’t be here in Indian when good friend Lady Gaga was here for F1 after party show. Nonetheless, Priyanka finds its liberating to be in the enviroment filled with music. Priyanka is all set to conquer the international music scene with her beautiful voice and Bollywood charm.
She tweeted on October 25th “so up n about.. heading back into the studio.. gosh.. i loooove making music.. its so organic that everything about u spills out…”
Despite being busy in the studio, she didn’t forget to support Lady Gaga on October 29th, couple of hourse before her show in India. PC tweeted “thank u ladygaga ..hope my beautiful India has been a great experience for u..Come on guys…show this brilliant performer some desi love!”
She continued with her updates; on Oct 30th she posted “I am unbelievably tired…. Long day in the studio.. Standing in the booth for so long is killing my feet.. Phew… Still a while to go…”
She also shared her Halloween experience in the studio on Nov 1st, saying “halloween in the studio… loud music.. crazy beats.. party in the house… this one blows thru the roooooof!!!”
And on yesterday (Nov 3rd) she said “Serious studio sessions for the last two days.Tooo amazing.Teaching double shifts to everyone here…haha!BTW Bagelmafia ure a slave driver”
Sure, Priyanka is having gruelling but very enriching time in the studio – and we hope that the music turns out really well. Check the pictures she shared on twitter from the studio.

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