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Anne Hathaway's Worst Films
Becoming Jane
"Becoming Jane" is supposed to be about the love life of Jane Austen, author of "Pride and Prejudice." Too bad "Becoming Jane" and the film version of "Pride and Prejudice" are basically the same movie. Because of this, "Becoming Jane" seems to be redundant and unnecessary. To top it off, Keira Knightley's performance as the fictional Elizabeth Bennett is far more dazzling than Hathaway's portrayal of Jane Austen.
Hathaway plays the strong female type well, but Jane Austen's personality is a little too witty and biting for Hathaway. Knightley has a little more fire in her, and she brings that to the character of Elizabeth. After all, she has worked with pirates.
When watching "Becoming Jane," viewers may feel more fascinated by the landscape and settings than by the movie or acting. The homes and properties of the wealthy characters are lavish and provide an eye candy effect that is usually more interesting than the characters.
We have nothing against Anne Hathaway, but "Becoming Jane" is an overall flop. It is trumped by "Pride and Prejudice," mostly because of Keira Knightley's more sprightly performance of the Elizabeth/Jane role, but also because of its lack of passion.
Ella Enchanted
"Ella Enchanted" is a story about a young girl, Ella, who had a spell cast on her as a baby. The spell is an obedience spell; therefore, Ella must obey all orders given to her.
The set-up of this movie is incredibly similar to Cinderella. Her name is Ella, and she has an evil stepmother and two snobby step-sisters who torment her. A prince is in search of a wife to be his princess, and there is a ball in which all the women desperately want to go to. All of this has been done before with Cinderella remakes in general.
Overall, "Ella Enchanted" is boring and lacks freshness. It doesn't produce much laughs and even Hathaway's performance is bland. There seems to be no connection between her and the character, as if she just wasn't that into it. "Ella Enchanted" is a failed attempt to put a new twist on an old story.
Anne Hathaway's Best Films
The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries is a comedy-drama film and the screen adaptation of Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis, a teenager who discovers that she is the heir to the throne of the fictional Genovia, ruled by her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, who is portrayed by Julie Andrews. It also stars Heather Matarazzo as Mia's best friend Lilly Moscovitz, Héctor Elizondo as Renaldi's head of security, and Robert Schwartzman as Lilly's brother, who has a crush on Mia.
The movie itself is charming. Watching Mia's progression from an average teenager who pukes (literally) at the thought of public speaking to a royal figure is inspiring and fun. Mia's clumsiness is the cause of much of the movie's humor. During her first formal dinner as a princess, she starts a fire and causes chaos when a waiter trips over her as she picks up her dropped food off the floor. She undergoes a make-over, prepares to rule a country and deals with the press all while managing to stay true to herself. She embraces her newly acquired identity and intertwines it with her own personal one.
Mia's relationship with her grandmother, Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews), is touching. They start off roughly, but gradually become as close as, well…grandmother and grandchild. Queen Clarisse teaches Mia about royal life while Mia teaches Queen Clarisse about average life with corndogs, arcade games, and convertibles. Queen Clarisse overcomes being just a queen to Mia and allows herself to put their family relations before their royal ones. Princess Diaries is a cute tale of friendship, the importance of family, and responsibility.
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, a recent college graduate who goes to New York City and gets a job as a co-assistant to powerful and demanding fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep. Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci co-star in support of the two leads, as catty co-assistant Emily Charlton, and critical yet supportive Art Director Nigel, respectively. Adrian Grenier, Simon Baker and Tracie Thoms play key supporting roles. Wendy Finerman produced and David Frankel directed; the film was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
"The Devil Wears Prada" features Anne Hathaway along side the legendary Meryl Streep in which Hathaway plays a junior assistant to the editor-in-chief (Streep) of a fashion magazine titled Runway. Andy Sachs (Hathaway) immediately finds the job difficult and is looked down on by virtually everyone in the office. Without any training, Andy must figure out how to do her job on her own. Streep's character, Miranda Priestly, is harsh, blunt, and usually just plain mean. She calls Andy fat and insults her fashion sense, as well as demands her to be on-call at all times. Andy even had to miss her boyfriend's birthday to be at Miranda's side at a formal event where she had to know all of the guests' faces and names since Miranda is supposed to, but does not.
Despite Miranda's icy personality, Andy seems to want her to like her. She strives to prove to Miranda and her co-workers that she is capable and can excel at her job. Andy is a likeable and strong woman who does not let others hinder her motivation. Hathaway fits the part and is believable as Andy.
In the end, Andy walks away from the job that, according to many other characters in the movie, "millions of girls would kill for." She takes a position at a local newspaper instead. The last time she sees Miranda is on a street in New York. Andy is walking on one side of the street when she spots Miranda getting into her limo on the other. Miranda glances at Andy who waves, but does not acknowledge her. Once Miranda is in the car, she smiles to herself. Perhaps Andy's biggest accomplishment is breaking into the interior of Miranda Priestly, who tells the man hiring Andy that he would be an idiot not to take her. "The Devil Wears Prada" demonstrates that there is softness hidden under even the hardest of surfaces-and that is encouraging.
Nenu Devudni Telugu Movie Review
Starring:- Arya and Pooja in the lead, directed by Bala. Produced by K S Srinivas, and music composed by Ilayaraja. This Film Released on Febrauary 6th, 2009.
Plot
Rudra (Arya) is sent to Varanasi when he was kid since the astrologers told his father that the father and son should not meet each other for 14 years. When the father comes to search his son after 14 years, he finds out that Rudra has become an aghora. Rudra’s guru tells him that he should cut all the relationships to become Kal Bhairav and sends him back home. There is a local beggar’s mafia in Rudra’s village. And rest of the story is about how this mafia crosses the line of Rudra and how he punishes them.
Artists Performance
Arya is extraordinary as Rudra in this film. And if you see him in real life and in this film, you will not recognize him. It is a terrific makeover. The dubbing voice given to Arya by Ravi Shankar is excellent. Pooja is excellent as the blind begging girl. Both these actors are sure to bag awards. There are many new faces and physically challenged people cast in this film.
Story - Screenplay - Direction
The basic concept of the film is based on ‘Aham Brahmasmi’. Rudra character behaves like a God in the end. That is why this movie is titled as ‘Nenu Devudni’. Bala comes up with another authentic and highly disturbing film ‘Nenu Devudni’. The scenes involving physically challenged beggars are brutally disturbing. All the scenes involving Arya are heroic. Though there are a few commercial elements in the film, it is mainly aimed at awards and festival circuit. The following scenes are good
1. Introduction song of Rudra. 2. When the cop comes and says swamy while interrogating, Rudra responds by saying ‘deerghayushman bhava’. 3. The scene showing a small baby crying when Rudra shouts in court. 4. When the cop comes to light the ganja of Rudra, he shouts and cop runs away. 5. The scene in which Rudra drags Malayali baddies into bushes (just like predator taking his prey into woods after killing).
The following scenes need immediate attention
1. The comedy in police station where beggars imitate the old legends of Tamil cinema. This episode has no relevance to Telugu crowds.
2. The dialogues in the final scene by heroine are too lengthy and it makes crowd restless. It should be trimmed to minimum level.
Other Departments
Background music by Ilayaraja is extraordinary. One does get goose bumps in certain situations. Cinematography by Arthur Wilson is very good. Fights composed by Kanal Kannan are very effective and highly realistic. Art direction by Krishna Murthy is authentic. The producer should have guts to produce such a movie.
Last Word
First things first! Nenu Devudni is not for everybody. One should have stomach to absorb such a highly disturbing content. The plus points of the film are director’s conviction of sticking to realism while narrating story, riveting background music by Ilayaraja and performances. All the scenes involving Arya are good and heroic. The huge minus point of the film is disturbing content. Tamil nativity is also a drawback for Telugu crowds. On a whole Nenu Devudni is a treat for movie connoisseurs who doesn’t mind disturbing content. This film will surely have a gala time at international film festivals.
Konchem Istam Konchem Kastam Telugu Movie Review
Plot
Siddhardh is a playful youngster with no emotions. His parents get separated in his childhood and he stays with his mother. He falls in love with Geeta (Tamanna) who comes to Hyderabad from a village. When she introduces him to her father (Nassar) he says the he would give the hand of his daughter to him if Siddhardh unites his parents. The rest of the story is all about how Siddhardh unites his parents (Ramya Krishna and Prakash Raj).
Artists Performance
Siddhardh is lovable in the role of a youngster. His emotions in the drinking scene are nice. His costumes suited him well. Tamanna is good as the girl who is torn between her father and her lover. Prakash Raj got lot of dignity to the role of father character he portrayed. He is excellent. There is a scene in which he acts like Robert Di Nero by saying ‘Aren’t you proud of me?’ three times (There is a famous ‘are you talking to me?’ episode in Taxi Driver film). Nassar is fair. Ramya Krishna is just ok in the role of doting mother with an attitude. Karuna and Samrat are adequate as buddies. Brahmanandam is good in most of the scenes (especially when he listens to ‘yeem’ in phone during Geetanjali spoof episode). Venu Madhav is good though his comedy is of mass type.
Technical departments
Story: Story of the film is nicely divided into two parts. The first half is about two youngsters falling it love and hence it is targeted to the youth. The interval block is about heroine’s father putting a condition. The second half is about the couple uniting the parents of hero which is targeted towards the family crowds. The whole film is based on the point that Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishna are separated. The reasons for the separation are not effectively established in the film. Hence the basic foundation of the entire film appears flimsy.
Screenplay – direction
Screenplay of the film is adequate. Direction of the film is good in parts. The narration is very slow. The director did well in second half while handling emotional scenes. But he could not get it right when it comes to the romance aspect in the first half. He should be commended the way he integrated the songs into the film. The thread of ‘crossing marks on the people you dislike’ (‘flushing the photo in toilet’ from Jab We Met?) is interesting. Vankai curry thread is also good. The characterizations should have been more consistent. Both Siddhardh and Tamanna characters in second half behave little amateurish from the scene when they quarrel about Geeta’s surname.
Other departments
Songs scored by Shankar Ehsaan Loy are excellent and they are picturized well and placement is perfect. Songs are so good that they dominated the story narration in the film. Lyrics by Sirivennela and Chandrabose are good. Mani Sharma’s background score is nice in the second half. Cinematography by Vijay C Chakravarthy is excellent. Dialogues by Abburi Ravi are neat in the second half. There are sentiment-oriented dialogues like ‘Evarikaina problem vaste amma nanna daggaraku veltaru. Amma nanne problem aithe?’ and Trivikramish lines like ‘nenu kaalu tho break veyyaledu, jaalitho break vesa’ (Brahmanandam). Editing by Srikar Prasad is adequate. Producer Nallamalupu Bujji should be commended for trusting his technicians and making this film with high technical standards.
Last Word
First half of the film is average. Second half has got emotional content. The plus points are excellent songs and emotions in second half. The negative point of the film is slow-paced narration (2:50 hours runtime). The scenes towards climax appear prolonged. On a whole, KIKK is an okay film that is targeted towards family crowds. KIKK is not a film for the morning show crowds. It is more targeted towards second show crowds (family crowds).
Anne Hathaway - has always dreamed of being British
Anne Hathaway spoke w/ a British accent in the film, Becoming Jane, but the 26-year-old doesn’t think she would ever slip into the accent by mistake. she said. "Having trained to do the accent and really found out how much is involved, I wouldn't now dare open my mouth and try to do it without at least a week of hardcore coaching beforehand,"
Anne Hathaway - I am a good girl!!!
Hathaway said she signed up to play a recovering drug addict in Rachel Getting Married because it was a great part, not to help her escape her most famous role in Disney's Princess Diaries.
Anne admitted. "I know everybody wants me to relish it, because I get that question in every single interview,"
"Not to sound arrogant or cocky, I've never defined myself by the way other people did. It's always been 'be yourself, be yourself, be yourself'. Well, the person I am is an actress, and I'm really excited that I feel, with this movie, I've earned that title.
"I've certainly been striving to earn it since The Princess Diaries, so I just feel happy now that I don't have to have this weight on my shoulders in regards to my attitude towards myself about being a performer, that I actually did something I'm proud of, where all the intentions I have for the character made it onto the screen."
Hathaway added she "never made any choices or really thought about the way I was perceived because I just don't see the point".
But Anne HAtahaway admitted it was "cool" to do something different, adding: "It wasn't cool because I had done the Princess Diaries, it was cool because Jonathan Demme is a f****** great director and Kym's an amazing character. It was cool on its own merit."
Anne Hathaway - Get Real
More about Get Real Film...
Get Real is a short-lived comedy-drama on the FOX Network centering on the fictional Green family of San Francisco. It ran from September 1999 to April 2000. It starred Anne Hathaway in a very early role.
Get Real have Format: Comedy/drama, Created by Clyde Phillips, Starring: Jon Tenney, Debrah Farentino, Anne Hathaway, Christina Pickles, Eric Christian Olsen, Jesse Eisenberg, Country of origin United States, No. of episodes: 22 (2 unaired).
Anne Hathaway - The Princess Diaries
More about The Princess Diaries...
The Princess Diaries is a comedy-drama film and the screen adaptation of Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis, a teenager who discovers that she is the heir to the throne of the fictional Genovia, ruled by her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, who is portrayed by Julie Andrews. It also stars Heather Matarazzo as Mia's best friend Lilly Moscovitz, Héctor Elizondo as Renaldi's head of security, and Robert Schwartzman as Lilly's brother, who has a crush on Mia.
It was released to North American theatres on August 3, 2001 and peaked at number three in the box office. The Princess Diaries produced ticket sales well over its production budget.
The film was directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Debra Martin Chase and Whitney Houston. Anne Hathaway was hired for the role of Mia because Gary Marshall's granddaughters saw her audition tape and said she had the best "princess hair."
Héctor Elizondo, who appears in all the films which Garry Marshall directs, plays Joseph "Joe", the head of Genovian security. Garry Marshall's daughter, Kathleen Marshall, plays Clarisse's secretary Charlotte Kutaway. Charlotte's surname is mentioned only in the credits, and Garry Marshall says it is a reference to how she is often used in cutaway shots. In one scene, Robert Schwartzman's real-life group Rooney makes a cameo playing a garage band named Flypaper, whose lead singer is Michael, played by Schwartzman.
The book was set in NYC, but the film's location was changed to San Francisco because Marshall's granddaughters lived there. West coast radio personalities Mark & Brian appear as themselves.
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, the film's sequel, was released in August 2004.
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Anne Hathaway - Memories of Happy Wedding
Anne Hathaway tells the new issue of Modern Bride magazine, "When Mike and Josh booked the place, it was before daylight saving time, and the sun was pretty high up in the sky. Now it was at eye level, and it was blinding! Burn-your-retina bright! We sent my cousin's boyfriend down to Canal Street with $250 to buy as many sunglasses as he could, and we put them on every other seat. Everybody just put on their sunglasses, and we have some great pictures of that!"
And there was another magical moment: "At one point... my mom got up to sing. She was just beaming straight love into them, and everyone felt it, and it was just this really beautiful moment."
Anne Hathaway stars in new movie "Bride Wars," She is now on the lookout for a Mr. Right to marry after dumping conman boyfriend Raffaello Follieri in 2008.
Nandi Awards 2007 Winners List
Second Best Feature Film: Happy Days.
Third Best Feature Film: Lakshyam.
Best Home Viewing Feature Film: Chandamama.
Best Popular Feature Film providing wholesome entertainment : Aadavaari Maatalaku Ardhale Verele.
Best Director: -Krishna Vamsi (Film: Chandamama).
Best Leading Actor: D Venkatesh (Film: Aaadavaari Maatalaku Ardhaale Verule).
Best Leading Actress: Charmi Kaur (Film: Manthra).
Best Supporting Actor: Jagapathi Babu (Film: Lakshyam).
Best Supporting Actress: Janaki (Film: Amulyam).
Best Character Actor: Ahuthi Prasad (Film: Chandamama).
Allu Ramalingaiah Award for Best Comedian Actor: Uttej (Film: Chandamama).
Best Comedian Actress: Jhansi (Film: Thulasi).
Best Villain: Murali Sharma (Film: Athidhi).
Best Child Actor: Master Roshan (Film: O Chinnari Korika).
Best Child Actress: Baby Varshini (Film: Amulyam).
Best Film of a Director: Ravi Tenali (Film: Muhurtham).
Best Screenplay Writer: Srinu Vaitla (Film: Dhee).
Best Story Writer: Balabhadra Patruni Ramani (Film: Madhumasam).
Best Dialogue Writer: Ramesh-Gopi (Film: Aadavaari Maatalaku Ardhaale Verule).
Best Lyric Writer: Venigalla Rambabu (Film: Mee Sreyobhilashi: Song-Chirunavvulatho Brathakaali...).
Best Cinematographer: C Ram Prasad (Film: Munna).
Best Music Director: Mickey J Meyer (Film: Happy Days).
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Karthik (Film: O my friend: Song-Happy Days.
Best Female Playback Singer: Kousalya (Film: Gundelona Nuvee: Song-Satyabhama).
Best Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao (Film: Yamadonga).
Best Art Director: Srinivasa Raju (Film: Chandamama).
Best Choreographer (Dance): Noble (Film: Desamuduru: Song-Sathe..Ye..Godava Ledu).
Best Audiographer: Radha Krishna (Film: Manthra).
Best Costume Designer: Rama Rajamouli (Film: Yamadonga).
Best Makeup Artiste: Nalla Srinu (Film: Yamadonga).
Best Fight Master: Ram and Lakshman (Film: Dhee).
Best Male Dubbing Artiste: Ravi Shankar (Film: Athidhi).
Best Female Dubbing Artiste: Showmya (Film: Lakshyam).
Special Jury Awards:
Name of the Film: Gowthama Buddha (Producer: K Rajasekhar).
Name of the Awardee (Artistes): Bhumika Chawla (Film: Satybhama).
Name of the Awardee (Artistes): Ram Charan Tej (Film: Chirutha).
Name of the Awardee (Technician-Cinematography): N Sudhakar Reddy (Film: Anasuya)
Sarojini Naidu Award for Best Feature Film on national integration, communal harmony, uplift of depressed classes and inter regional integration: Chandamama.
First Best Children's Film: Amulyam-The priceless gift.
Second Best Children's Film: O Chinnari Korika.
Best Director Award of Children's Film title of the film: Ashok G Ushodyam.
First Best Documentary Film: Kalisundaam Raa. Produced by Commissioner, Social Welfare Department.
Second Best Documentary Film: Pragathi Padham. Produced by APMDC and A Durga Mahalakshmi.
First Best Educational Film: Good Bad Ugly.
Best Book on Telugu cinema- Anaganaga Oka Raa Kumarudu.
Best Film Critic on Telugu cinema: Challa Srinivas.