84th Oscar Award Winners

The 84th Oscar Award took place on February 26, hosted by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) awarded the best films of 2011. The Artist and Hugo, each won 5 awards. The Iron Lady also won two awards including Best Actress for Meryl Streep. The Artist became the first silent movie to win Best Picture after 83 years (Wings, which won Best Picture Award at 1st Academy Awards).

Here is the complete list of nominations and winners of 84th Oscars:

Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" ** WINNER
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" ** WINNER
Max Von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Actress in a Leading Role

Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis in "The Help"
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" ** WINNER
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help" ** WINNER

Animated Feature Film

"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski ** WINNER

Art Direction

"The Artist"
Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: RoBert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo"
Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo ** WINNER
"Midnight in Paris"
Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse"
Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Cinematography

"The Artist" Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Jeff Cronenweth
"Hugo" Robert Richardson ** WINNER
"The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design

"Anonymous" Lisy Christl
"The Artist" Mark Bridges ** WINNER
"Hugo" Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor
"W.E." AriAnne Phillips

Directing

"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius ** WINNER
"The Descendants" Alexander Payne
"Hugo" Martin Scorsese
"Midnight in Paris" Woody Allen
"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick

Documentary (Feature)

"Hell and Back Again"
Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Pina"
Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
"Undefeated"
TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas ** WINNER

Documentary (Short Subject)

"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement"
Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
"Incident in New Baghdad"
James Spione
"Saving Face"
Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ** WINNER
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Film Editing

"The Artist" Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall ** WINNER
"Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" Christopher Tellefsen

Foreign Language Film

"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran ** WINNER

Makeup

"Albert Nobbs"
Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
"The Iron Lady"
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland ** WINNER

Music (Original Score)

"The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams
"The Artist" Ludovic Bource ** WINNER
"Hugo" Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" John Williams

Music (Original Song)

"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie ** WINNER
"Real in Rio" from "Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Picture

"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer ** WINNER
"The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer
"The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
"Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
"Midnight in Paris" Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
"Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
"The Tree of Life" Nominees to be determined
"War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

"Dimanche/Sunday" Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg ** WINNER
"La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
"Wild Life" Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Short Film (Live Action)

"Pentecost" Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
"Raju" Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
"The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George ** WINNER
"Time Freak" Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic" Hallvar Witzø

Sound Editing

"Drive" Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Ren Klyce
"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty ** WINNER
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
"War Horse" Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom ** WINNER

Sound Mixing

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
"Hugo"
Tom Fleischman and John Midgley  **WINNER
"Moneyball"
Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
"War Horse"
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
"Hugo"
Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning ** WINNER
"Real Steel"
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ** WINNER
"Hugo" Screenplay by John Logan
"The Ides of March" Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story by Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan

Writing (Original Screenplay)

"The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen ** WINNER
"A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi

list via: broadwayworld.com

Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal crowned as World's Shortest Man

Chandra Bahadur Dangi with his official Guinness certificates

Chandra Bahadur Dangi from remote part of our country Nepal has been crowned as World's Shortest Man by Guinness World Records today. He just stands 54.6 cms beating the record of Filipino Junrey Balawing who was 59.9 cms tall. "I feel very good- I'm very happy. I'll keep on promoting my country", Mr. Dangi said to the reporters.  

He again brought this record back to Nepal after Junrey Balawing broke it for Philippines. Mr. Dangi just weighs about 12 kg and is quite healthy. His age is officially said to be 72. Khagendra Thapa Magar was also once crowned as World's Shortest Man from Nepal who measured 67 cms. Mr. Dangi have become now smallest man in the world who lives in the country of tallest peak Mount Everest. Mr Dangi was brought to the attention of the world only three weeks ago after Nepali researchers looking into the history of the Dangi people were introduced to him.

Titanic 3D: Asia Pacific Release Dates

Official Theatrical Poster 

James Cameron's 1997 big-hit Titanic is all set to hit theaters in 3D. Titanic 3D was screened in 44 cities of US at Valentine's Day. Official date for release has been fixed to 4th April, 2012 (previously it was marked 6th April) marking 100th year anniversary of RMS Titanic mishap. Nearly 100 years ago on 15th April, 1912, RMS Titanic went down claiming 1,517 passengers and crew members. People around the world are eagerly waiting for dates to come nearer as soon as possible. Here is the list for Asia Pacific release dates of Titanic 3D.

Australia:               05 April, 2012

Hong Kong:           04 April, 2012

India:                     06 April, 2012

Indonesia:             04 April, 2012

Japan:                   07 April, 2012

Korea:                  05 April, 2012

Malaysia:             05 April, 2012

Nepal:                   06 April, 2012

New Zealand:       05 April, 2012

Philippines:           07 April, 2012

Singapore:            05 April, 2012

Taiwan:                 04 April, 2012

Thailand:               05 April, 2012

Vietnam:               27 April, 2012

Review for 3D version of Titanic can be viewed on following link. This review was written after the special Valentine's Day screening.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-titanic-3d-valentines-day-screening

Loot Grosses More Than 3 Crore

Nepali feature film LOOT has grossed more than 3 crore according to national Distributer Digital Cinema Nepal (DCN). From this record, Loot is now highest grossing Nepali movie till the date. It has left behind the record of "Gorkha Paltan" which earned about 2 crore 55 lakhs. Loot earned more than 2 crore from Kathmandu itself and rest from other parts of country and overseas. Loot earned 1 crore 25 lakhs from QFX multiplexes only. Movie is still running successfully in its 41 days of its release. It has still show occupancies of 90% and even house-full at night shows.

Movie earned 30 and 20 lakhs from Australia and USA respectively. But the total earnings from Europe has not yet been declared. 

Friday Release (24th Feb)

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (English)

Genre: Action Thriller

Director: Mark Niveldine/Taylor

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds

Plot: Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider is still struggling with the curse being ghost rider and is hiding in remote part of Eastern Europe when a secret sect of a Church asks him to save a boy from devil and possibly rid himself forever from his curse. (This movie was already released worldwide on 17th Feb 2012 but it was delayed one week here in Nepal.)  

Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (Hindi)

Genre: Romance

Director: Mandeep Kumar

Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia D' Souza

Plot: It is a story of free-spirited tomboy Mini (Genelia). Every boys of town is attracted to her not only of her gorgeous look but also this eligible bachelorette has a Canadian Passport and heir to her father's business. But she falls in love with her father's lowly employee, Viren (Ritesh). A romance developed between this unlikely couple finally ends in dramatic climax.


via: QFX Cinemas

                                     

MARRIED OR NOT; YOU SHOULD READ THIS STORY

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed -dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.

So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.

IF YOU DO ,U JUST MIGHT SAVE MARRIAGE.MANY OF LIFE'S FAILURES ARE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT REALIZE HOW CLOSE THEY WERE TO SUCCESS WHEN THEY GAVE UP.

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Sathi Ma Timroo

Genre: Family

Producer: Bhuwan KC

Director: Shiva Regmi

Cast: Bhuwan KC, Anmol KC, Rekha Thapa, Richa Ghimire, Shirshak Sapkota

Release Date: 02-03-2012

Sathi Ma Timroo, one of the most awaited Nepali movie is releasing on 2nd March, 2012. Kajal Films have presented this movie as their fifth venture with actor Bhuwan KC in a lead role introducing his son Anmol KC. Plot of the movie mainly revolves around the love of a father and his son even in difficult financial situations. According to Bhuwan, "Sathi ma Timro" is a story about a family in which, a 5 year kid Sirshak Sapkota has an important role. It is purely a family movie with some action, comedy, songs, and emotional scenes to cater the needs of Nepali movie viewers. In total, it is a family entertainment movie.

Controversy: Actor Bhuwan KC is also well known for his controversial personal life and even in filmy career. In recent days he is blamed for copying the poster concept from Will Smith's Hollywood movie The Pursuit of Happiness. Sample is given here.

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Loadshedding not to increase more than "14 Hours"

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Nepal Electricity Authority have announced that this year's loadshedding will not cross the limit of 14 hours a day. Currently Nepalese are facing 81 hours of weekly loadshedding. Nepal Electricity Authority have also requested all to be very economical in the use of electricity. NEA have requested to turn off the street lights during day time, turn off lights, TVs, AC and other electrical appliances when not in use.

Increasing water level of river and effective anti-theft campaign of electricity have played major role to limit the power cuts. Apart from that India has also already signed the contract to sell 75 MW of electricity by the month of Chaitra.

Total daily demand of electricity in Nepal is 1 crore 40 lakhs units in which only 95 lakhs units are available with NEA. 

Internet Propaganda: Way to harmful destruction

You might find it interesting and get happiness by bullying someone/group/nation but in long run you might fall in big trouble. There are many examples of such peoples/groups who have been sued legally for bullying others via internet. They are now either facing the trails or have been jailed for several years.

Due to weak cyber law in South Asian countries like Nepal, India, Pakistan etc many groups are directly/indirectly bullying certain ethnic groups, people or share misleading messages. This trend is growing fast and have become a major headache to community. Hacking facebook and email accounts have become very normal nowadays. Even after huge try of social and email networking sites it has not come under control. Major problems nowadays on internet are hacking, piracy, bullying and fake accounts. Hackers basically targets teen girls and publish vulgar materials through their accounts. Due to this many girls are now mentally disturbed and some of them even committed suicide.

Another type of propaganda raising nowadays is creating "Facebook Groups" targeting certain community or sometimes even a nation. Anti Nepal and Pakistan pages from India, anti India pages from Nepal and Pakistan are now commonly found on facebook. Administrators of this pages leads other young people against one's neighboring countries which in long run is sure to bring big destruction in the relations between these countries. Some pages like "Nepal S**, Nepali you S**, K Nicha Parera Hasechas oi d** m**, Pakistan S**, Nepal is Part Of India, India is 76th district of Nepal" etc are trying their best to mislead the youths against other countries. Yes, some Indians and Indian medias are acting against Nepal and Pakistan but this doesn't mean all Indians are of same kind. Same is the condition in Nepal, Pakistan and other countries.

Similarly piracy have become major problem nowadays. Illegal uploads and downloads of music, movies, book have affected entertainment industry badly. Due to this many movies/music producers, book writers have lost their identity. Free download of movies, music, books etc are easily available on many sites which are operating illegally. This have dramatically decreased the income in entertainment sector.

Thanks to the technology of 21st century that now such misleading groups, sites can be easily tracked and their admins can be sued. Even though it has not been strictly implemented in Nepal, India and Pakistan. Due to the misuse of internet, many countries like China have banned international social networking sites like facebook. This day can come in our country too unless such bullying is stopped. Banning such sites in democratic country like Nepal and India may face huge protest but it may be essential if the condition of bullying goes on.

Some pages like Youth For Blood, Nepal Unites, Nepali FM Stations, Hot News and other joke related pages can be taken as good example of BEST USE OF INTERNET. Admins of such group are trying their best to encourage today's youth to bring positive change in country. All thanks to them many Nepali youths are now in the path of creativity and unity.

So, from today let us join hand and say No to Internet Bullying.

The Hobbit (Film)

Get ready for the return of "The Middle Earth" and all adventures you experienced in one of the most rated movie trilogy of all time "The Lord Of The Rings". Yes Peter Jackson, Academy Award® winning director of LOTR is back with most awaited prequel "THE HOBBIT". 

The Hobbit is a two-part epic fantasy, adaptation of the novel with same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Movie will be released in two installments namely "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Joyrney" and "The Hobbit: There and Back Again". Both parts are in back to back production in New Zealand. They are scheduled to be released on 14 December 2012 and 13 December 2013 respectively. 

Martin Freeman will star as Bilbo Baggins, Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakensheild, Ornaldo Bloom as Legolas, Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, Andy Serkis as Gollum aka Smeagol and Ian McKellen as Gandalf. 

Plot follows the journey of character Bilbo Baggins and his adventures through out the journey. Tricked by the wizard, his friend Gandalf he finds himself joining the company of Thorin. Their journey take him deep into the wild full of dangers and lands of Giant Spiders, Orcs and Sorceres. Though their destiny was East and waste lands of the Lonely Mountains, they had to escape the goblin tunnels where Bilbo meets a creature Gollum which changes his life forever.

Total budget of the movie is said to be around $500 millions (approx). Music in the movie is given by Howard Shore and Andrew Lesnie acts as cinematographer and the movie is distributed by New Line Cinemas.

Official trailer of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" can be watched on the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0k3kHtyoqc

Friday Release (Feb 17th)

Miss You (Nepali)

Genre: Love Story

Director: Suresh Darpan Pokharel

Producer: Dilip Rayamajhi

Cast: Dilip Rayamajhi, Namrata Shrestha, Varun Rana

It is story of three friends studying abroad. Plot mainly revolves around love, sex and betrayal.

The Woman In Black (English)

Genre: Horror

Director: James Watkins

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet Mcteer

A young lawyer travels to remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a woman is terrifying the villagers.

Ek Deewana Tha (Hindi)

Genre: Romance

Producer: Gautam Menon, Reshma Ghatala

Director: Gautam Menon

It is story of young 22-year old engineer Sachin with a dream of becoming director in future who falls in love at first sight with Jessie. However Jessie is from strict Malayali Christian family and her parents would never approve their romance.

(Source: www.qfxcinemas.com)

Katmandu, un espejo en el cielo (Kathmandu, a mirror in the sky)

Movie: Katmandu, un espejo en el cielo

Plot: Katmandu, un espejo en el cielo is the story of Catalan teacher, Laia, moved to Kathmandu in early 90s for volunteering in local school. She soon discovers the extreme poverty and poor education system of Nepal. In the mean time her visa gets expired and to legalize her issue she gets married and embarks on her destiny to educate children living in the slums of Kathmandu. With the help of local teacher Sharmila and her husband, Laia undertakes her journey to meet her destiny.

Director: Iciar Bollain

Starring: Veronica Echegui as Laia

              Saumyata Bhattarai as Sharmila

              Norbu Tsering Gurung as Tsering

Release Date: February 3, 2012

Review: Movie received mostly positive review mixed with some negatives with as average rating of 7/10.

(As this movie is not released in Nepal, we have to wait until DVD to come out)

Official Trailer, Katmandu, un espejo en el cielo

54th Grammy Awards

54th Grammy Awards was held today on 6:45 AM (NST) at Staples Center, Los Angeles. Nominations for the event were previously announced on November 30, 2011. A total of 78 awards were announced following the Academy's decision to restructure the Grammy Awards Categories. Adele was the biggest winner with altogether of 6 awards. Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars were empty hand though they got 6 and 5 nominations respectively. 

Here is the list of Nominations and Winners:

Record of the Year

“Rolling In The Deep” – Adele – winner

“Holocene” – Bon Iver

“Grenade” – Bruno Mars

“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons

“Firework” – Katy Perry

Album of the Year

“21″ – Adele – winner

“Wasting Light” – Foo Fighters

“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga

“Doo-Wops & Hooligans” – Bruno Mars

“Loud” – Rihanna

Song of the Year

“All Of The Lights” – Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

“The Cave” – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

“Grenade” – Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

“Holocene” – Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

“Rolling In The Deep” – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele) – winner

Best New Artist

The Band Perry

Bon Iver – winner

J. Cole

Nicki Minaj

Skrillex

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Someone Like You” – Adele – winner

“Yoü And I” – Lady Gaga

“Grenade” – Bruno Bars

“Firework” – Katy Perry

“… Perfect” – Pink

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Body And Soul” – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – winner

“Dearest” – The Black Keys

“Paradise” – Coldplay

“Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster the People

“Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Instrumental Album

“Wish Upon A Star” – Jenny Oaks Baker

“E Kahe Malie” – Daniel Ho

“The Road From Memphis” – Booker T. Jones – winner

“Hello Tomorrow” – Dave Koz

“Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!” – Brian Setze

Best Pop Vocal Album

“21″ – Adele – winner

“The Lady Killer” – Cee Lo Green

“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga

“Doo-Wops & Hooligans” – Bruno Mars

“Loud” – Rihanna

Best Dance Recording

“Raise Your Weapon” – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech

“Barbra Streisand” – Duck Sauce

“Sunshine” – David Guetta & Avicii

“Call Your Girlfriend” – Robyn

“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” – Skrillex – winner

“Save The World” – Swedish House Mafia

Best Dance/Electronica Album

“Zonoscope” – Cut/Copy

“4×4=12″ – Deadmau5

“Nothing But The Beat” – David Guetta

“Body Talk, Pt. 3″ – Robyn

“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” – Skrillex – winner

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“Duets II” – Tony Bennett & Various Artists – winner

“The Gift” – Susan Boyle

“In Concert On Broadway” – Harry Connick Jr.

“Music Is Better Than Words” – Seth MacFarlane

“What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman” – Barbra Streisand

Best Rock Performance

“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Coldplay

“Down By The Water” – The Decemberists

“Walk” – Foo Fighters – winner

“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons

“Lotus Flower” – Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

“On The Backs Of Angels” – Dream Theater

“White Limo” – Foo Fighters – winner

“Curl Of The Burl” – Mastodon

“Public Enemy No. 1″ – Megadeth

“Blood In My Eyes” – Sum 41

Best Rock Song

“The Cave” – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

“Down By The Water” – Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)

“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

“Lotus Flower” – Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)

“Walk” – Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)  - winner

Best Rock Album

“Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul” – Jeff Beck

“Wasting Light” – Foo Fighters – winner

“Come Around Sundown” – Kings of Leon

“I’m With You” – Red Hot Chili Peppers

“The Whole Love” – Wilco

Foo fighters pretty much owned the Rock category seeing as they won every single award in it

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album

“Bon Iver” – Bon Iver – winner

“Codes And Keys” – Death Cab For Cutie

“Torches” – Foster The People

“Circuital” – My Morning Jacket

“The King of Limbs” – Radiohead

R&B FIELD

Best R&B Performance

“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius

“Pieces Of Me” – Ledisi

“Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price & Stokley

“Is This Love” – Corinne Bailey Rae – winner

“You Are” – Charlie Wilson

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Sometimes I Cry” – Eric Benét

“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona – winner

“Radio Message” – R. Kelly

“Good Man” – Raphael Saadiq

“Surrender” – Betty Wright & The Roots

Best R&B Song

“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)

“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona) – winner

“Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price & Stokley)

“Pieces Of Me” – Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)

“You Are” – Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)

Best R&B Album

“F.A.M.E.” – Chris Brown – winner

“Second Chance” – El DeBarge

“Love Letter” – R. Kelly

“Pieces Of Me” – Ledisi

“Kelly” – Kelly Price

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Performance

“Look At Me Now” – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes

“Otis” – Jay-Z & Kanye West – winner

“The Show Goes On” – Lupe Fiasco

“Moment 4 Life” – Nicki Minaj & Drake

“Black And Yellow” – Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

“Party” – Beyoncé & André 3000

“I’m On One” – DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne

“I Need A Doctor” – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey

“What’s My Name?” – Rihanna & Drake

“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne

“All Of The Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie – winner

Best Rap Song

“All Of The Lights” – Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie) – winner

“Black And Yellow” – Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)

“I Need A Doctor” – Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)

“Look At Me Now” – Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz, songwriters (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)

“Otis” – Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

“The Show Goes On” – Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)

Best Rap Album

“Watch The Throne” – Jay-Z & Kanye West

“Tha Carter IV” – Lil Wayne

“Lasers” – Lupe Fiasco

“Pink Friday” – Nicki Minaj

“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” – Kanye West – winner

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Solo Performance

“Dirt Road Anthem” – Jason Aldean

“I’m Gonna Love You Through It” – Martina McBride

“Honey Bee” – Blake Shelton

“Mean” – Taylor Swift – winner

“Mama’s Song” – Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Don’t You Wanna Stay” – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson

“You And Tequila” – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

“Barton Hollow” – The Civil Wars – winner

“Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” – Thompson Square

Best Country Song

“Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” – Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)

“God Gave Me You” – Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)

“Just Fishin’” – Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

“Mean” – Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift) – winner

“Threaten Me With Heaven” – Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)

“You And Tequila” – Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

Best Country Album

“My Kinda Party” – Jason Aldean

“Chief” – Eric Church

“Own The Night” – Lady Antebellum – winner

“Red River Blue” – Blake Shelton

“Here For A Good Time” – George Strait

“Speak Now” – Taylor Swift

NEW AGE FIELD

Best New Age Album

“Northern Seas” – Al Conti

“Gaia” – Michael Brant DeMaria

“Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame” – Peter Kater

“What’s It All About” – Pat Metheny – winner

“Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6″ – Zamora

JAZZ FIELD

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

“All Or Nothing At All” – Randy Brecker, soloist

“You Are My Sunshine” – Ron Carter, soloist

“500 Miles High” – Chick Corea, soloist – winner

“Work” – Fred Hersch, soloist

“Sonnymoon For Two” – Sonny Rollins, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

“‘Round Midnight” – Karrin Allyson

“The Mosaic Project” – Terry Lyne Carrington & Various Artists – winner

“The Gate” – Kurt Elling

“American Road” – Tierney Sutton (Band)

“The Music of Randy Newman” – Roseanna Vitro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

“Bond: The Paris Sessions” – Gerald Clayton

“Forever” – Corea, Clarke & White – winner

“Alone At The Vanguard” – Fred Hersch

“Bird Songs” – Joe Lovano/Us Five

“Road Shows Vol. 2″ – Sonny Rollins

“Timeline” – Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“The Jazz Ballad Song Book” – Randy Brecker With DR Big Band

“The Good Feeling” – Christian McBride Big Band – winner

“40 Acres And A Burro” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

“Legacy” – Gerald Wilson Orchestra

“Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook” – Miguel Zenón

GOSPEL FIELD

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

“Do Everything” – Steven Curtis Chapman

“Alive (Mary Magdalene)” – Natalie Grant

“Your Love” – Brandon Heath

“Jesus” – Le’Andria Johnson – winner

“I Lift My Hands” – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

“Hello Fear” – Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin) – winner

“Sitting With Me” – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)

“Spiritual” – Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)

“Trust Me” – Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)

“Window” – Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

“Blessings” – Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story) – winners

“Hold Me” – Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)

“I Lift My Hands” – Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)

“Strong Enough” – Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)

“Your Love” – Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

Best Gospel Album

“The Love Album” – Kim Burrell

“The Journey” – Andraé Crouch

“Hello Fear” – Kirk Franklin – winner

“Something Big” – Mary Mary

“Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition” – Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

“Ghosts Upon The Earth” – Gungor

“Leaving Eden” – Brandon Heath

“The Great Awakening” – Leeland

“What If We Were Real” – Mandisa

“Black & White” – Royal Tailor

“And If Our God Is For Us…” – Chris Tomlin – winners