This week's entertainment news

T-Mag Wednesday 02/August/2017 19:43 PM
By: Times News Service
This week's entertainment news

New Release:
Bollywood film lovers were waiting for this release from months and now it is here. Harry Met Sejal, the most talked about film in recent times from ace filmmaker Imtiaz Ali is an Indian romantic comedy. Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles, this film is a story about two entirely different individuals, Harry and Sejal, and their chance meeting in Europe over a lost engagement ring. While Harry is a tour guide who takes tourists to different destinations but is lost in his own life, Sejal is a traveller and both find love and the true meaning of life through different experiences. Viewers who have seen the lead pair cast together earlier thrice are looking forward to this fresh release. The film has been shot in different parts of Europe including Amsterdam, Prague, Lisbon, Vienna, and Budapest and had been in news for quite some time now through trailers and song releases in social media.

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sayani Gupta, Evelyn Sharma
Running At: City Cinemas, Vox Oman, Al Bhaja Cinema

Children’s Movies with Life Lessons
With stars like Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, and Robin Williams, Happy Feet is a computer-animated musical family comedy film released in 2006 with a sequel released in 2011. The film is about a baby penguin called Mumble who cannot sing but is a great dancer and how he struggles in the community that he belongs too. It teaches to believe in yourself, and to always have determination.

Starring Louis C.K., Steve Coogan, Ellie Kemper and Kevin Hart, The Secret Life of Pets is a story of Max, a terrier, whose life changes completely when his owner brings home a giant and unruly canine called Duke. The film teaches children the importance of pet ownership and how important it is to forgive in life.

Finding Dory is a story of Dory who got separated from her parents due to her poor memory. Later with the help of Marlin and Nemo, she sets out to find her parents. The main voiceovers were of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, and Diane Keaton. The film gives an important lesson on family values, friendship, and unconditional love.''

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe sees four children crossing through to another world via a magical wardrobe which gives them access to a cold, icy world called Narnia. Directed by Andrew Adamson this film is based on the book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis. One of the most important moral lesson to learn from this film is the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Honey I Shrunk The Kids starring Rick Moranis and Marcia Strassman is a story of an eccentric scientist who leaves his shrinking machine unattended and how his two teenagers and the neighbouring children accidentally shrink themselves. Full of fun this family film shows how to get on despite having differences. Also get some lessons in love and courtesy through this film.

Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book has always been a favourite and the recent one from the Disney’s with voice-overs from Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, and Christopher Walken is a story of a panther called Bagheera, a bear called Baloo, and a “man-cub” known as Mowgli living in the jungle.
The film focuses on important life lessons on friendship and teamwork.