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- Bunohan finally wins on home ground
- Holy Smokes! Batman sited in London!
- Spielberg to make mini-series about Napoleon
| Bunohan finally wins on home ground Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:17 AM PST Local film Bunohan, which has made a name for itself internationally, finally wins on home ground. THE critically-acclaimed Bunohan lived up to its star billing when it was named Best Film at the 25th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM25) last weekend at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. If anything, last Saturday night belonged to the cast and crew of Bunohan as the film won eight awards out of the 13 it was nominated for. The awards night kicked off positively for Bunohan when the first award – for Best Original Story – went to its filmmaker Dain Iskandar Said. Bunohan further received four awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Sound Editing. Faizal Hussien, the film's star, received the Best Actor award for his role as a hired assassin named Ilham. Dain, who accepted most of the awards, tried to hold back tears as he received his Best Director trophy. In his speech, he mentioned what a long journey it had been for him to get to this point. For him, his Best Director win, as well as Bunohan's Best Film win, was indeed "sweet revenge". "It has been a long journey for Bunohan. It took us four years to see the movie in the cinemas and we have travelled quite a bit abroad but still at the end, to be recognised here in the country is the ultimate experience one could ever have. "When I made the movie, it was about us and our culture and it was meant for our consumption. No matter how far I went and how much recognition the movie has accumulated overseas, nothing can beat the feeling of getting an acknowledgment in my own country," said Dain. It was a bittersweet experience for Faizal, too. After being involved in the local movie industry for more than 30 years, Faizal, 45, was grateful for the award. "Thank God that Eman Manan isn't competing tonight! Otherwise he would bag home this award for sure!" said Faizal who considers the multiple award-winning actor Eman as his fiercest rival in business. "I'm also grateful to Dain for his trust and believe in me to play Ilham. Initially the (movie's) investors wanted someone else to play Ilham but Dain refused to budge and insisted that I played the role. There were so many things that we went through while filming the movie. I had to learn to master the Kelantanese dialect. There were even times when we had to film at a place famous for crocodiles! "Thank God they (crocodiles) left us in peace!" Faizal joked. Meanwhile, another critically-acclaimed film, Songlap, also won a fair bit of awards that night. Syafie Naswip and Normah Damanhuri from the movie picked up the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively. For veteran actress Normah, winning the award was really special as it was her first ever victory – in the Malaysian Film Festival, at least – in her three-decade long career. "It took me 30 years to win an award at the Malaysian Film Festival. It means so much and I hope this award will motivate all of us to continue to work hard. Be sincere and honest in your craft. "I'm so touched and grateful at the same time. I didn't really expect to win but I'm so glad I did!" said an emotional Normah, 59, who played an ageing prostitute in Songlap. For the young and talented Syafie, this was his second win in the best supporting actor category. In FFM 2009, he won the same award for his part in the late Yasmin Ahmad's Talentime. "I'm so grateful for this award and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the late Yasmin Ahmad," said Syafie in tears. The Best Actress award went to Maya Karin for her role in Ombak Rindu. However, Maya is currently in Britain and was not able to accept her award. Ombak Rindu also won the Box Office Award. Among the other winners for the night were Most Promising Director (Syafiq Yusof for the movie SAM), Most Promising Actor (Izzue Islam, 29 Februari), Most Promising Actress (Jojo Goh, 29 Februari) and Best Cinematography for Haris Hue Abdullah (Songlap). The movie Petaling Street Warriors was named Best Non-Malay Film while Datuk Aziz Sattar and Mariani Ismail received the Lifetime Achievement Award for their contributions to the film industry. Also, Lai Meng and Mano Maniam won Special Jury Awards for their contributions to television. The local Tamil movie Vajram (Weapon), directed by M. Subash, also won the Special Jury Award. Local visual effects house Rhythm & Hues won the Special Jury Award for its work in director Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film Life Of Pi. Finas also awarded Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim with the Anugerah Pembela Seni Dan Budaya. Although most of winners in this year's festival were truly deserving of their accolades, the awards show itself was uneventful. Hosted by Fahrin Ahmad and Erra Fazira, the 120-minute long show on Saturday left much to be desired. Considering that this year marked the 25th anniversary of the festival, the gala night was simply unimpressive. And for some reason, it also looked amateurish. The nominees, especially Bunohan and Songlap, were top-notch works of art that was produced in our very own country, yet the awards night just didn't reflect the same kind of stature. Granted, those who turned up that night were dressed to the nines, but the whole affair itself was draggy and the list of performances could have been much better. FFM25 had earlier promised to be different, unique and special. Themed "Celebrating The Silver, Coveting The Gold", we were told that audiences would be taken on a journey of the film industry's excellence from the 1980s till the present day, as well as given a look at what the future holds. While hosts Erra and Fahrin did give the audience a bit of history lesson every now and then by listing out FFM's past winners, most of the time the visuals that appeared on screen didn't tally with what was being described! As for the "entertainment", established singers such as Ella, Ziana Zain and Rahim Maarof did give their best but somehow they just didn't manage to perk up the flat atmosphere. Personally though, the lively show from M. Subash and a group of dancers performing a song taken from Vajram was the highlight of the night. With the energetic dance moves and colourful outfits, it sort of lifted the mood in the hall. Also worth mentioning are the rock performances by SYJ (Orang Timur), followed by the song Teratai by Khir Rahman, Pekin Ibrahim, Que Haidar and Sofi Jikan, who shared the stage at the end of the awards. It was an awesome show, but perhaps a little too late to brighten things up. Here is the full list of winner s at the FFM25: Best Film: Bunohan Best Director: Dain Iskandar Said (Bunohan) Best Actor: Faizal Hussein (Bunohan) Best Actress: Maya Karin (Ombak Rindu) Best Supporting Actor: Syafie Naswip (Songlap) Best Supporting Actress: Normah Damanhuri (Songlap) Best New Actor: Izzue Islam (29 Februari) Best New Actress: Jojo Goh (29 Februari) Best Child Actor: Tee Jing Chen (Hantu Gangster) Best Cinematography: Haris Hue Abdullah (Songlap) Best Original Story: Dain Iskandar Said (Bunohan) Best Screenplay: Dain Iskandar Said (Bunohan) Best Sound Effects: Raja Ahmad Shaidaley/Imaginex Studios (Bunohan) Best Editing: Wong Hui Lynn (Songlap) Best Costume: Hasnan Yaacob (29 Februari) Best Original Score: Tan Yan Wei (Bunohan) Best Non-Malay Film: Petaling Street Warriors (Juita Entertainment) Best Animated Film: Ninja Vs Pirate (The One Academy) Best Short Film: Sanzaru (Reservoir Production) Best New Director: Syafiq Yusof (SAM) Best Theme Song: Ombak Rindu (Norzaidi Abdul Rahman) Best Visual Art: Dain Iskandar Said (Bunohan) Best Poster: Seefood |
| Holy Smokes! Batman sited in London! Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:22 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A mystery man dressed as Batman demonstrated the same crime-fighting skills as the caped crusader when he handed over a suspect wanted for burglary in Britain. Closed-circuit television footage showed a portly figure wearing an ill-fitting costume including gloves, cape and mask, bringing a 27-year-old man to a police station in Bradford in northern England. The suspect was arrested and charged with handling stolen goods and fraud-related offences, said the force. But the costumed crime-fighter disappeared into the night without leaving his name. "The person who brought the wanted man into the station was dressed in a full Batman outfit," said a spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police. "His identity, however, remains unknown." The suspect was handed over in the early hours of 25 February, said police who released photos of the footage on Monday. |
| Spielberg to make mini-series about Napoleon Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:54 PM PST LOS ANGELES - Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg is to make a television mini-series about Napoleon, based on a screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, he told a French broadcaster. The 66-year-old "Schindler's List" and "E.T." filmmaker is working on the basis of a five-decade old script by Kubrick, who directed classics including "A Clockwork Orange" and "2001: A Space Odyssey." "I've been developing Stanley Kubrick's screenplay for a mini series, not for a motion picture, about the life of Napoleon," Spielberg told broadcaster Canal Plus, without saying if he would direct or just produce the project. "Kubrick wrote the script in 1961, a long time ago," he said, noting that he and Kubrick were both involved in the development of "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," which came out in 2001. Kubrick, famed for his obsessive perfectionism, abandoned the Napoleon biopic project in the 1970s because of budget and production challenges, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In a draft 1971 letter to studio executives, Kubrick - who died in 1999 aged 70 - said of the project: "It's impossible to tell you what I'm going to do except to say that I expect to make the best movie ever made," the industry journal said. Kubrick wrote to actor Oskar Werner offering him the title role, and received a polite refusal to his offer to Audrey Hepburn, it said. He initially asked British "Clockwork Orange" author Anthony Burgess to write a book about Napoleon, which he would use as the basis for his film. But he was reportedly disappointed by the manuscript. Spielberg was named last week as jury chairman for this year's Cannes Film Festival. His appointment came days after his presidential drama "Lincoln" won a disappointing two Oscars, after being nominated in 12 categories. - AFP |
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