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ART & CULTURE<br />

THUrSDAy,<br />

jAnUAry <strong>31</strong>, 2<strong>01</strong>9<br />

8<br />

The Book Thief<br />

While subjected to the horrors of World<br />

War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace<br />

by stealing books and sharing them<br />

with others. In the basement of her<br />

home, a Jewish refugee is being protected<br />

by her adoptive parents.<br />

Genre<br />

Directed By<br />

Written By<br />

Cast<br />

: Drama<br />

: Brian Percival<br />

: Michael Petroni<br />

: Sophie Nélisse,<br />

Geoffrey Rush,<br />

Emily Watson<br />

In Theaters : Nov 8, 2<strong>01</strong>3<br />

Limited<br />

On Disc/ : Mar 11, 2<strong>01</strong>4<br />

Streaming<br />

Runtime : 130 minutes<br />

Studio : 20th Century Fox<br />

STorylInE :<br />

Based on the beloved<br />

international bestselling<br />

book, The Book Thief<br />

tells the story of an<br />

extraordinary, spirited<br />

young girl sent to live<br />

with a foster family in<br />

WWII Germany.<br />

Intrigued by the only<br />

book she brought with<br />

her, she begins collecting<br />

books as she finds them.<br />

With the help of her new<br />

parents and a secret<br />

guest under the stairs,<br />

she learns to read and<br />

creates a magical world<br />

that inspires them all.<br />

Princess Diaries<br />

3 is coming<br />

After 15 long years Mia<br />

Thermopolis may actually<br />

be coming back into our<br />

lives, as per confirmation<br />

from the woman herself -<br />

Anne Hathaway. Appearing<br />

on an episode of Watch<br />

What Happens Live,<br />

Hathaway was asked about<br />

a potential third installment<br />

of everyone's<br />

favourite royal-inspired<br />

film.<br />

"There is a script for the<br />

third movie," the 36-yearold<br />

confirmed. "There is a<br />

script. I want to do it, Julie<br />

wants to do it, Debra<br />

Martin Chase, our producer,<br />

wants to do it. We all<br />

really want it to happen.<br />

It's just, we don't want to<br />

do it unless it's perfect,<br />

because we love it just as<br />

much as you guys love it."<br />

Hathaway went on to<br />

explain that a third film is<br />

H o roSCoPE<br />

ArIES<br />

(March 21 - April 20) : Separating<br />

work and rest is essential now, and<br />

also very successful! You'll find that<br />

you bring a refreshed and perhaps inspired<br />

"you" to your responsibilities and that you'll<br />

feel far more entitled to enjoy your downtime<br />

with a job well done.<br />

TAUrUS<br />

(April 21 - May 21) : You appreciate the<br />

practical thinking of Saturn's transit,<br />

but its relationship with Neptune helps<br />

soften things just enough that you're not too hard<br />

on yourself and that you're sensitive to your spiritual<br />

needs. The formation of long-term friendships<br />

through your studies, travels.<br />

GEMInI<br />

(May 22 - June 21) : Career matters may<br />

not clarify this year, but you have more<br />

faith that you're heading in the right direction.<br />

Perhaps most importantly, your expectations even<br />

out. You'll be seeing definite improvements to your life<br />

as you let go of unhealthy expectations and pressures.<br />

CAnCEr<br />

(June 22 - July 23) : There is a nice,<br />

creative focus on your intimate or<br />

financial life today, dear Cancer, and<br />

these energies are both logical and innovative. A<br />

connection between your intimacy and career<br />

sectors supports building exciting strategies for<br />

your work.<br />

lEo<br />

(July 24 - Aug. 23) : Where you've<br />

been too hard on yourself, you're<br />

now allowing some leeway. This<br />

aspect is useful for bringing more balance into<br />

your life, and it will be in effect until<br />

November. This can be an excellent time to<br />

make changes to your current lifestyle that<br />

will benefit you for years to come.<br />

VIrGo<br />

(Aug. 24 - Sept. 23) : You're less likely to let<br />

your relationship goals interfere with your<br />

seeking of fulfillment in other areas of life.<br />

In fact, relationship goals may very well inspire you to<br />

better yourself. You're committed to making the most<br />

of your talents, enjoying more self-discipline reflects<br />

well on you, your relationships as you feel stronger.<br />

not a project they take<br />

lightly - hence the 15-year<br />

delay on it happening. "It's<br />

just as important to us as it<br />

is to you," she added. "And<br />

we don't want to deliver<br />

anything until it's ready,<br />

but we're working on it."<br />

The Princess Diaries was<br />

of course Hathaway's big<br />

break - she was 18 when<br />

she starred in the first film<br />

back in 20<strong>01</strong>. The movie,<br />

which also stars Julie<br />

Andrews, was based on the<br />

2000 young adult novel of<br />

the same name, by author<br />

Meg Cabot.<br />

In 2004 we were blessed<br />

with the sequel, The<br />

Princess Diaries 2: Royal<br />

Engagement, which was<br />

arguably just as good as<br />

the original film thanks to<br />

the stellar screenplay written<br />

by Shonda Rhimes.<br />

Since then, we've all kept<br />

our eyes wide open looking<br />

for any potential third<br />

installment. We had confirmation<br />

back in 2<strong>01</strong>6 that it<br />

was definitely; maybe happening<br />

when director<br />

Garry Marshall told People<br />

that a third film would<br />

happen after Hathaway<br />

gave birth to her first child.<br />

"I was with Anne<br />

Hathaway a couple weeks<br />

ago, it looks like we want<br />

to do Princess Diaries 3 in<br />

Manhattan," Marshall told<br />

People. "Anne Hathaway is<br />

very pregnant, so we have<br />

to wait until she has the<br />

baby and then I think we're<br />

going to do it."<br />

Almost three years later,<br />

it seems we're all but ready<br />

to go with a reboot. Watch<br />

this space! But until then,<br />

enjoy the confirmation<br />

below.<br />

-Vogue<br />

lIBrA<br />

(Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) : While Saturn's<br />

transit of your solar fourth house continues<br />

to impart essential life lessons,<br />

rules, or restrictions related to your home, family,<br />

and personal life this year, you're finding wonderful<br />

outlets for releasing related stress or tension or<br />

coming to a better sense of balance now.<br />

SCorPIo<br />

(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) : Your judgment is quite<br />

good for making long-term plans, and a<br />

romance or creative endeavor can be<br />

both inspiring and practical. Making a dream work<br />

in the real world can be satisfying. It's an excellent<br />

time for developing skills that will benefit you<br />

greatly as you enter the next phase of your life.<br />

SAGITTArIUS<br />

(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21): You're sure to discover<br />

that focusing on making improvements<br />

to your money can boost your home life<br />

tremendously now and in the months ahead, helping<br />

direct and discipline you across the board. This aspect<br />

helps balance you out in key ways.<br />

CAPrICorn<br />

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) : You might<br />

improve a relationship with classmates,<br />

siblings, or even neighbors during this<br />

period. You're both practical and imaginative,<br />

celebrating both sides of your personality.<br />

Putting your ideas into practical motion is<br />

favored now.<br />

AQUArIUS<br />

(Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) : Focusing on<br />

handling outstanding or unresolved<br />

issues in your life can boost<br />

your sense of security, feelings of self-worth,<br />

and your money situation. This is an exceptional<br />

period for balancing your attention to<br />

the material world with a renewed focus on<br />

emotional renewal and spiritual fulfillment.<br />

PISCES<br />

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) : Where you've<br />

been a little neglectful, you'll be tightening<br />

up, and where you've been too hard on<br />

yourself, you'll loosen your grip, in other words!<br />

Certainly, there are some aspects in play this<br />

year that seem to lead to the waste of certain<br />

opportunities.<br />

Citing human rights concerns, they have<br />

signed an open letter urging the BBC to ask<br />

organisers to move the contest.<br />

"Eurovision may be light entertainment,<br />

but it is not exempt from human rights considerations,"<br />

they wrote.<br />

The annual contest is due to be held in Tel<br />

Aviv in May, following Israeli singer Netta's<br />

victory in 2<strong>01</strong>8. The winning country usually<br />

hosts the following year's competition.<br />

However, the group of cultural figures,<br />

which also includes Mike Leigh, Maxine<br />

Peake and Miriam Margolyes, said the<br />

event's "claim to celebrate diversity and<br />

inclusion must ring hollow" in light of<br />

Israel's occupation of the West Bank, East<br />

Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.<br />

"We cannot ignore Israel's systematic violation<br />

of Palestinian human rights," their<br />

Bo Peep is back in new<br />

look for Toy Story 4<br />

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan and Shraddha Srinath will be<br />

a part of Ajith's upcoming Pink remake.<br />

Actor Shraddha Srinath took to Twitter on Monday to confirm<br />

that she will be a part of Ajith's upcoming film, tentatively<br />

titled #AK59. A The film will also star Vidya Balan in a role that<br />

didn't exist in the original film starring Taapsee Pannu,<br />

Amitabh Bachchan and Kriti Kulhari. The film's producer<br />

Boney Kapoor said in a statement, "Happy to introduce Vidya<br />

Balan to Tamil audiences. She is paired with Ajith and her role<br />

is very special. Shraddha Srinath has also been roped in for a<br />

pivotal role. Rangaraj Pandey plays a very important character."<br />

Shraddha wrote on Twitter, "There were rumours and speculations<br />

on the internet that I'm part of #AK59. Glad to announce<br />

today that those rumours are actually true. I am INDEED part of<br />

this incredible project."<br />

She revealed the crew details as well and wrote, "Directed<br />

by H. Vinoth, produced by Boney Kapoor, cinematography<br />

by Nirav Shah and music by Yuvan Shankar Raja - this is a<br />

team one could only aspire to work with. Thrilled to be working<br />

with some amazing technicians."<br />

Pink started a social dialogue about consent with its focus on<br />

the film's three female protagonists and their lawyer Amitabh<br />

Bachchan. Taapsee played the role of a woman who is sexually<br />

harassed and is shamed for her lifestyle and choices; Shraddha<br />

is likely to play this role. She further tweeted, "And most importantly<br />

- this is a film and a story that everyone needs to watch.<br />

It's the need of the hour. And it's crucial that it reaches the masses.<br />

I'm so ready for this and to give it my all."<br />

-The Hindustan Times<br />

letter read.<br />

"The BBC is bound by its charter to 'champion<br />

freedom of expression'. It should act on<br />

its principles and press for Eurovision to be<br />

relocated to a country where crimes against<br />

that freedom are not being committed."<br />

The letter comes a week before Eurovision:<br />

You Decide, a live BBC TV show through<br />

which the British public will vote for the act to<br />

represent the UK.<br />

"For any artist of conscience, this would<br />

be a dubious honour," the letter said.<br />

"They and the BBC should consider that<br />

You Decide is not a principle extended to the<br />

Palestinians, who cannot 'decide' to remove<br />

Israel's military occupation and live free of<br />

apartheid."<br />

The BBC has not yet commented. Dame<br />

Vivienne Westwood, Peter Gabriel and Wolf<br />

British stars<br />

urge BBC to ask<br />

for Eurovision<br />

to be moved out<br />

Alice are among 50 artists who have called<br />

for the Eurovision Song Contest to be relocated<br />

from Israel. Many of the signatories<br />

have previously made calls for a cultural<br />

boycott of Israel, criticising artists such as<br />

Nick Cave, Radiohead and Lana Del Rey for<br />

organising concerts in the country.<br />

Their letter follows an earlier call for<br />

Eurovision to be relocated, made last<br />

September by a coalition of artists from<br />

across Europe.<br />

That letter was organised by the Boycott,<br />

Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement,<br />

which campaigns for a complete boycott<br />

of Israel over its policies towards the<br />

Palestinians.<br />

Israel says BDS opposes Israel's very existence<br />

and is motivated by anti-Semitism.<br />

-BBC<br />

Deepika Padukone the<br />

new chairperson of<br />

MAMI Film Festival<br />

Deepika Padukone has been appointed as the new chairperson<br />

of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. She has replaced filmmaker<br />

Kiran Rao.<br />

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Kiran stepped down<br />

from the role to focus on a movie project. Deepika called her<br />

appointment a huge responsibility. "It's an absolute honour and a<br />

huge responsibility. I believe in MAMI's vision and we are committed<br />

towards creating a community that cinema lovers and creators<br />

of a film passionate nation like ours truly deserve," she told the<br />

daily. Kiran also congratulated her. "I am delighted to welcome<br />

one of India's most loved film stars, Deepika Padukone as the new<br />

chairperson," she said.<br />

Twitter Ads info and privacyMAMI?festival director and film<br />

critic Anupama Chopra shared the news on Twitter. "To new<br />

beginnings! Thank you Kiran for your faith and generosity and<br />

hard work. Excited to learn from and work with our new chairperson,<br />

the amazing Deepika Padukone," she wrote in her tweet.<br />

The festival's creative director Smriti Kiran also welcomed<br />

Deepika on board. "Thank you for leading the way #Kiran! And a<br />

very warm welcome to #MAMI's new Chairperson, the incredible<br />

@deepikapadukone ! Excited and happy to work with you to keep<br />

building the Academy! #NewBeginnings #JioMAMIwithStar<br />

@MumbaiFilmFest," she wrote in her tweet.<br />

-The Hindustan Times

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