LOUIS, a silent film (2010) - trailer

Silent Film with Live Musical Performance by Wynton Marsalis, Cecile Licade and 10-piece Jazz Ensemble. Directed by Dan Pritzker. The 5-City August Tour will feature live musical accompaniment by Wynton Marsalis, Cecile Licade and a 10-piece All-Star Jazz Ensemble. www.louisthemovie.com Cast Jackie Earle Haley, Shanti Lowry, Anthony Coleman Synopsis Shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond as a modern re-imagining of early silent film, LOUIS is an homage to Louis Armstrong, Charlie Chaplin, beautiful women and the birth of American music. The grand Storyville bordellos, alleys and cemeteries of 1907 New Orleans provide a backdrop of lust, blood and magic for 6 year old Louis (Anthony Coleman) as he navigates the colorful intricacies of life in the city. Young Louis's dreams of playing the trumpet are interrupted by a chance meeting with a beautiful and vulnerable girl named Grace (Lowry) and her baby, Jasmine. Haley, in a performance reminiscent of the great comic stars of the silent screen, plays the evil Judge Perry who is determined not to let Jasmine's true heritage derail his candidacy for governor.



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Tim Burton honoured, Marion Cotillard hurt at French awards

France bestowed top artistic honours to Tim Burton and Marion Cotillard on Monday -- making them Chevaliers des Arts et des Lettres. But while the US director called it his "greatest" laurel yet, the Oscar-winning actress winced when Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand jabbed the pin through her blouse.Duration: 01:00



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WELCOME - official HD trailer - a film by Philippe Lioret - in cinemas April 1 (AUSTRALIA)

Celebrated director Philippe Lioret's award-winning new drama WELCOME is a compassionate and inspiring story about the hope of new beginnings and the power of love, centring on two couples contending with issues of separation and dislocation. 17-year-old Bilal has spent three months travelling across Europe, in an attempt to reunite with his girlfriend Mina, who has moved with her family to London. The long journey is almost over when he finally reaches the coast of France; the English channel is his last obstacle. But with all legal options exhausted, Bilal resolves that his only option is to make the crossing himself. He seeks the help of middle-aged swimming instructor Simon (Vincent Lindon), who is privately reeling from impending divorce from his socially-conscious wife. In an effort to win her back, Simon impulsively - and somewhat uncharacteristically - risks everything by taking Bilal under his wing... A huge critical & box office success in its native France, this subtle but profoundly moving masterwork was awarded both the Ecumenical Jury Prize and Europa Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, named Best Film at the 2010 Lumiere Awards, and has received an astonishing ten César (French Oscar) nominations, including Best Film, Director and Actor. It's a cinema experience not to be missed. Website: www.welcomemovie.com.au



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Facts About Transformers 2 Character Blackout

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a brand-new sequel of the movie Transformers, which was released in 2007. However, this sequel to the movie is expected to be released on June 19, 2009 in the UK, while in the USA the release date has been announced as June 24, 2009. The executive producer of the film is none other than Oscar winning Steven Spielberg, while this science fiction and action movie is directed by Michel Bay. Shia LaBeouf plays the role of Sam Witwicky, the person caught in the middle of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Compared to Transformers 1, the film has many new robots, and the setting of the film is stretched out to countries other than the UK and USA - especially Egypt where the film is also shot.

The theme of the movie 'Transformers: Revenge of the fallen' revolves around the war of the Universe, which has been embarked on, even though the battle for the Earth has only just finished. The movie Transformers 2 depicts that once coming back to Cyberton, Starscream takes up the Decepticons' overall command and make a decision to counterattack Earth and take revenge.

On the other hand, the Autobots, while expecting a peaceful situation, came to know that Scorpinox has burgled the corpse of Megatron from the US Military and has embezzled it by enlivening it with its own spark. The storyline hovers around the revenge of Magatron with full corroboration of Scorpinox and many other Decepticons, whereas the Autobots - with their own supporters - have to face a lot more challenges besides just eyeing the Decepticons.

Who are the Decepticons?

In the Transformers Mythology, the Decepticons play an important role. The main aim of these characters is to defeat the Autobots and become Conquerors by enjoying colossal triumph. Not only that, their purpose is to hoard huge quantities of enneagon, and furthermore, to prepare and use powerful armaments. Also, pulsating (??) people up are their common traits.

In contrast to Optimus Prime, who is the leader of Autobots, Decepticons are driven by power and an ambition to safeguard their own homeland at any cost. Some of them are good as they do not fight for greed and have a sense of honour and dignity. Decepticons are more like machine in their appearance than Autobots, and bear a resemblance to carnivorous species such as animals, insects, and birds.

Blackout: The character in the film...

In Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Blackout is also re-energized along with Megatron by the Constructions. In the early part of the film, Blackout, in conjunction with Megatron and Starscream, is spotted assaulting Optimus Prime. During the film, it has also been said that he stands third in the Decepticon's chain. However, Starscream and Megatron stand first and second respectively.

The character of Blackout continues to play the same role as in Transformers 1, where he was killed; it was the first Decepticon and transformer seen active in the movie. In Transformers 1, Blackout, with the support of his fellow Decepticon, Scorpinox, was disguised as a MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter and raided the SOCCENT Forward Operations Centre, which was held in Qatar. During this attack, two F-22 fighters ushered him to the base where Blackout transformed itself and blew up the base single-handedly.

In the movie, Blackout is being shown extremely loyal to Megatron, and he sacrifices his life fighting shoulder to shoulder with Megatron in the final battle of Earth. Blackout's cadaver was then kept in the Laurantian Abyss, alongside Megatron and other Decepticons who were killed during the war. Blackout is back again with his action packed performance in Transformers 2, with all his subjugation to Megatron in the movie.

Don't miss this transformer in the new transformers movie at your local Odeon cinema from 19th June 2009.