oozham ( english : chance ) is a 2016 indian malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by jeethu joseph .

the film stars prithviraj sukumaran , neeraj madhav , divya pillai and debutant rasna pavithran in the lead roles .

shamdat sainudheen handled the cinematography .

oozham revolves around a demolition expert who teams up with his fiancee and friend to avenge the deaths of their family members from the ceo of a pharmaceutical company who got them killed .

the film released on 8 september 2016 .

oozham grossed more than 15 crores from kerala boxoffice and 30 cr from worldwide boxoffice thereby becoming a super hit .

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oozham ( 2016 film ) <EOT> oozham cast list , including actors and actresses . this film release in 2016 .

the film released on 8 september 2016 in 97 screens in kerala . [ 13 ]

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the film is all set to hit the theatres during the coming onam season and the makers are planning to release the trailer of the film tomorrow ( august 27 , 2016 ) .

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oozham ends up being a mediocre film though it tries to be a lot more .

oozham plot is unknown at this time . we will update oozham plot as soon as possible .

oozham is currently scheduled to release on september 8 th , 2016 , just ahead of the onam festival , a popular movie season in the state of kerala .

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james , anu ( 4 february 2016 ) . " prithviraj sukumaran - jeethu joseph join hands for ' oozham ' ; actor releases first look poster " . international business times .

" i would love to give the credit to the makers of the film , the director of the film and the film itself for being nice and hence appreciated . "

oozham ends up being a mediocre film though it tries to be a lot more , says paresh c palicha .

prithviraj ' s last film was jeethu joseph ' s revenge thriller " oozham " which opened to lukewarm reviews .

the trailer of the film would go live on youtube at 7pm tomorrow evening . the first official teaser of the film was released on july 6 , 2016 and it did garner wide appreciations . the teaser has crossed 6 lakh views on youtube now .

the makers are planning to release the movie on september 8 , 2016 . incidentally , mohanlal ' s oppam would also be released on the same day .

after completing life of josutty ( 2015 ) director jeethu joseph announced his next film entitled oozham which features prithviraj sukumaran in the lead . the film marks the second collaboration of jeethu and prithviraj who had worked earlier in the 2013 crime thriller film memories . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] the director delineate the film is not a thriller like his previous films , it is a revenge drama with some action . [ 12 ]

according to the reports , oozham is touted to be a revenge drama and would be not on the lines of a suspense thriller . jeethu joseph had recently stated that the suspense factor of the film would be revealed within the first ten minutes of the film . jeethu joseph and prithviraj team ' s previous film memories was an investigative thriller .

mohanlal films are always touted as festival releases for the malayalam film audience . and when the superstar collaborated with his favorite director priyadarshan for oppam , the sky was the limit for the blockbuster actor - director duo that had delivered more than 25 successful films at the box office . oppam was the first malayalam release for lalettan in 2016 and the film had a grand welcome at the kerala box office . the mohanlal - priyadarshan film , has overpowered the opening week collections of nivin pauly ' s premam . at the end of 11 theatrical days , oppam has minted a whopping rs 18 crore at the kerala box office , which is an earth - shattering response considering that that film had to battle out with six major onam releases . the word - of - mouth of the film is super strong and will help the film beat the life - time collections of 2016 ' s top malayalam grosser , jacobinte swargarajyam .

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director jeethu joseph ' s " oozham " is touted to be a revenge thriller .

it has been raining teasers in the mollywood film industry for eid , well sort of .

oozham is one of the most awaited films of the recent times as it brings back the combo of jeethu joseph and prithviraj , after the film memories , which released in 2013 .

prithviraj - starrer oozham teaser is nothing less . the first look of the teaser hints that the film is going to be a revenge drama but as jeethu joseph of drishyam - fame has confirmed on twitter that this film is going to be different from the others he has directed .

it is hard to believe that the man who made drishyam and papanasam made this film too .

prithviraj earlier this week tweeted saying the film would release in september , sometime around onam .

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oozham has prithviraj in the role of a guy named soorya krishnamoorthi . the film also features balachandra menon , seetha , neeraj madhav , divya pillai , rasna , pasupathy , jayaprakash etc . in important roles .

the two tied the knot on february 3 , ahead of the film ' s release on february 24 .

oozham - a good one . . . . but never expect another " memories " . . . .

# oozham satellite rights bagged by asianet for 4 . 20 cr , christmas premiere on asianet ! ! !

much awaited , mohanlal - starrer janatha garage and prithviraj - jeethu joseph’s oozham teaser were out one day apart .

mohanlal ' s " oppam " and prithviraj ' s " oozham " have been gathering positive response from the audience .

oozham ( aka ) ozham is a malayalam movie with production by anto padinjarekkara , g george , direction by jeethu joseph , cinematography by shamdat sainudeen , editing by ayoob khan . the cast of oozham ( aka ) ozham includes prithviraj .

“gemini is by p . k . baburaj who was associate director of g . s . vijayan at the time he took the tv series ‘the officer’ in which i played the lead . ” kishor is quite happy that babu chettan remembered him when he took a film after many years . “it must have been difficult to convince producers but he did . ” then there is a film by jeethu joseph called oozham where kishor becomes city police commissioner parthasarathy . prithviraj plays the lead in the film .

oozham ( 2016 ) is a malayalam crime drama starring prithviraj sukumaran , divya pillai and neeraj madhav , directed by jeethu joseph . surya , as the son of a health inspector , is working in the united states . he returns home for his sister ' s engagement . but , his sister is killed . with the aid of his gadget skills , his adopted brother ajmal and his fiancee gayathri , he sets out for revenge with the people behind this . watch oozham full malayalam movie online , streaming only on hotstar .

if the script was a bit tighter and the lags absent , the film could well have been a perfect hollywood style thriller .

after the 2013 movie " memories , " prithviraj sukumaran and jeethu joseph have joined hands for malayalam film " oozham . " the revenge thriller hit 97 screens in kerala on thursday , sept . 8 and will be released outside the state on friday .

# oozham jeethu joseph - @ prithviofficial team disappoints this time . non linear presentation in the 1st half and predictable 2nd half

the two actors had recently clashed at the box office , prithviraj with " oozham " and mohanlal with " oppam " .

malayalam film oozham ( 2016 ) vfx breakdown by magmyth : directed by jeethu joseph produced by g . george & anto padinjarekkara starring : prithviraj sukumaran , balachandra menon , neeraj madhav , kishor satya , pashupathi , jayaprakash , divya , rasna pavithran etc . dop : shamdat sainudeen music : anil johnson lyrics : santhosh varma , amit kumaren editor : ayoob khan art : sabu ram make up : rahim kodungalloor costumes : linta jeethu production controller : vinod mangalath associate director : cylex abraham vfx : tony magmyth stills : ananthu krishnan designs : collins leophil

the film had done good business in rest of india market as well and it will release in overseas as well , from today .

the film dealt with the story of an indian army officer guarding a picket alone in kashmir , and his friendship with a pakistani soldier .

they believe the credit goes to the sheer hard work of the team behind the film and not to the buzz their recent marriage created .

jeethu had told us that oozham is not a suspense thriller but a tale of revenge told with an action mood . the movie stars

jeethu joseph , the master director in mollywood had come up with the revenge drama named oozham in this onam season and young super star prithviraj sukumaran had played the lead in the movie . the film was produced by fine tune pictures and it had received decent reviews from the audience . even though the burden of expectation had made a section of the audience disappointed , the film is doing good business in box office .

bollywood ' s just married duo riteish deshmukh and genelia d ' souza are happy with the success of their film tere naal love ho gaya .

it is hard to believe that the man who made drishyam and papanasam could come up with this tripe . image courtesy : oozham facebook page

the film though is not free from flaws — something you would not expect from a veteran like jeethu . the action and blast sequences are amaeuterish and the dubbing does not always sync with the lip movements . there is even a scene where a character who is supposedly dead flutters his eyelashes in a close - up . the camera work by shamdat is praiseworthy . oozham is definitely a film that stands out for its swift execution .

“some years ago , i had acted in ansar’s short film and sujith was the cinematographer . it is our friendship from those years that made sujith remember me when he took a film . ” kishor plays dr alexander , husband of alice’s sister mercy . “dr alexander runs the house when james and alice leave to start their lives together , he interferes when they have issues . ” it is a character that’s there throughout the film . in gemini too , he gets an important role . he is in fact one of the three main leads in the film along with renji panicker and sijoy .

# oozham revenge story decently made liked it . dont expect much twist and turns . but it ll keep you hooked till the end . good

# oozham its just a matter of time . . . . perfect direction by # jeethu . . . . kidu kidu . . . .

# oozham : usual revenge drama without much thrills . avg as a muvi but coming from jeethu , quiet a disappointment . @ prithviofficial was gud

oozham – it’s just a matter of time is directed by jeethu joseph who has been the toast of the national film circuit since the release of drishyam starring mohanlal in 2013 . that film was so finely crafted , well - written , well - acted and entertaining that it was appreciated by both audiences and reviewers , including those who criticised joseph for not acknowledging what they believed was his inspiration , the japanese novel the devotion of suspect x . the malayalam drishyam was remade in four indian languages , and joseph himself helmed the tamil remake papanasam with kamal haasan , arguably an even better film than the first . how do you go from that to this ? how do you go from drishyam to oozham in a span of just three years ? how ?

billed as a story of happiness , family , friendship and revenge , malayalam writer / director jeethu joseph’s latest film defies easy categorisation . since it reunites him with ‘memories’ star prithviraj , many fans anticipated another thiller . but after that film and the mega - hit ‘drishyam’ , versatile jeethu has been eager not to become pigeonholed as a director of straightforward thrillers . indeed , his previous release , ‘life of josutty’ , was an inspirational entertainer . while keeping plot details under wraps , he’s described ‘oozham’ as a revenge drama with plenty of fights and action , but not one that qualifies as a generic action film .

shockingly mediocre fare from a very promising filmmaker ! ! guess you cant do much to help the film when the story is as old as the hills .

# oozham : quite an engaging thriller . the story may be stale , but the terrific narration and a share of boom moments make it worthwhile .

prithviraj starrer oozham too hits the jackpot at the kerala box office . the dhrishyam maker , jeethu joseph ' s new directorial was rock steady despite many new onam releases in the last week . the film has so far minted a good rs 9 . 50 crore at the kerala box office and will cross the rs 10 crore mark within next two days . the film also delivered second hit in a row for prithviraj - jeethu joseph duo after the blockbuster memories .

janatha garage , a malayalam remake of telugu film that goes by the same name is directed by koratala siva , who has paired lalettan and ntr - jr . at the first sight the film seems like a suspense - thriller with a background music that goes with a flow . we also see a glimpse of the macho - man ntr - jr . the film , which also stars samantha ruth prabhu and saikumar in the lead roles , is set to release on august 12 .

oozham is a malayalam language thriller about a man seeking revenge on the ceo of a pharmaceutical company after his family were attacked and killed in their home .

dileep - starrer life of josutty was jeethu’s latest outing in malayalam . according to the sources close with the project , oozham will start rolling from april .

verdict : a light - hearted film that is also thought - provoking . director binu s . embarks on a different trip after ithihasa and style with . . .

# aadhi ( malayalam 2018 ) average thriller film by # jeethujoseph . super acting @ impranavlal . wafer thin story . action stunts & parkour scenes are absolutely brilliant .

summary oozham is a malayalam language thriller about a man seeking revenge on the ceo of a pharmaceutical company after his family were attacked and killed in their home .

# oozham : ) usual story line but unusual kind of making and filled with many cliches ! ! still its entertaining : ) by comparing to other jeethu joseph movies , oozham is not up to that : / good perfo by prithviraj . watchable one ( y ) ; ) go for it with less expectations ! !

after four consecutive super hits , prithviraj is all set to join hands with film maker jeethu joseph , who has earlier called the shots for the actor’s thriller movie memories .

if " drishyam " , a tightly - knit thriller about a man and his family who cover up a murder , was all about the plot , " oozham " is all about what can happen when the plot goes awol . despite prithviraj ' s considerable screen presence , the film suffers because the storyline simply does not match up .

vikram ' s action packed anand shankar film produced and distributed by shibu thameens has taken a good opening and held on well for a week . it had also an early start by releasing on september 8 and could cash in due to vikram ' s all round promotions in kerala . the nayanthara factor also helped the film to generate a huge opening .

onam kerala boxoffice # oppam 32 . 83cr - 26days # oozham 15 . 25cr - 25 days # welcometocentraljail 14 . 25cr - 24days # irumugan 8 . 56cr - 26days

@ prithviofficial # oozham satellite rights bought by asianet for 4 . 20cr . 15days gross : 12 . 08 + ( apprx . ) share : 5 . 47cr . urltoken

# oozham : definitely better than what the reviews said . you ' ll like it more if you favor jeethu joseph ' s serious style which is here in full .

malayalam director jeethu joseph has been playing down expectations for " oozham " , warning the audience not to expect another " drishyam " . he was right to do so .

a cobweb , oozham , the movie title written over it and the tag line . . . ` it ` s just a matter of time ` e . . .

“oozham definitely is not a thriller . it’s more of a revenge drama with the right amount of action in it . it has fight sequences , but you can’t call it an out - and - out action film either , ” jeethu posted on his facebook page . divya pillai , who made her debut opposite fahad fazil in ayal njanalla is the lead actress . neeraj madhav , irshad , sreejith ravi and tamil artistes sampath and jayaprakash are also part of the cast . hyderabad , coimbatore , chennai and ernakulam are the main locations for the film .

after memories , jeethu has collaborated with mohanlal for drishyam and it has become a one of the huge hits in m’town and later he remade the same film with kamal hassan in tamil .

it remains to be seen if jeethu joseph can recreate the magic he made with drishyam , but the teaser trailer for oozham is packed with the elements that made drishyam a success .

as an american crime show junkie , this film made me want to scream in exasperation at the tackiness of the proceedings and team oozham ’s lack of even a skeletal knowledge of criminal investigations and procedures . forget that , this film lacks an understanding of simple questions relating to computers and the social media . these days i am watching season 13 of law and order : special victims unit ( svu ) starring mariska hargitay – one of my all - time favourites – and i would like to apologise to the makers because i grumbled to a friend this week that the quality of the writing in svu has declined since season 1 . i apologise because svu exists on the same planet as oozham and i was still finicky enough to fuss about it .

dileep is the darling of the masses but his onam release welcome to central jail disappointed almost everyone . but the janapriya nayakan’s popularity among kids and family audiences ensured the film a good opening . welcome to central jail , opened on saturday two days after oppam and oozham , which proved to be a disadvantage . anyway along with satellite rights it would be a profitable venture .

there is also an untitled film by joe eshwar waiting kishor . but with all the film projects , he has not left television . “there is the serial karuthamuthu on asianet , i do only one television project at a time . ” and kishor also has his cricket to take care of , he is the team captain of atma ( association of television media artistes in malayalam ) .

i was excited that prithviraj’s onam malayalam release oozham [ turn ] was coming to chicago , but i was forewarned that it wasn’t his best film . i didn’t care . i was still excited to see prithviraj on the big screen for the first time . i have not yet seen writer director jeethu joseph‘s previous films drishyam ( mohanlal ) or memories ( prithviraj ) . from the reviews i’ve read , and especially this savage 1 / 2 star take down by anna vetticad , the disappointment in oozham is particularly acute because jeethu joseph’s previous films have been so great .

it has been pretty long since filmmaker priyadarshan ruled the box office like the way his latest offering oppam fared . he teamed up with his lucky mascot , superstar mohanlal , in this crime thriller . the hero , who had no other malayalam releases in 2016 before oppam ( both vismayam and janatha garage were telugu films ) , played a blind man . the script had quite a few loose ends , but oppam set the cash registers ringing .

just finished watching oozham excellent first half with crisp editing and average second half , technical side it ' s top notch the tempo goes down in the second half . prithviraj delivers a decent performance

“that’s again come through ansar , and also prithviraj who recommended me after james and alice . ” the fourth film vella kaduva sees him in a smaller role . “but that’s by my guru jose thomas who introduced me in films through youth festival . i would accept any role he gives , even if it is a passing shot . ” ansar too is making a film where kishor will play a guest role .

let this be clear . oozham is no drishyam by any means . this one has its moments but one gets the feeling that it could have been better scripted . now decide on your own .

there is no real suspense here and it is evident quite early on who the baddies are . how surya and his friends give them back the pain that they suffered , is what the film talks about .

" oozham , " which also stars divya pillai , rasna pavithran , balachandra menon , neeraj madhav , seetha and pashupathy in key roles , is one of the most anticipated onam releases of the year .

meanwhile , revenge thriller " oozham " has earned a total of rs . 4 . 45 crore within four days . the gross collection of the jeethu joseph - directorial on sunday alone is said to be approximately rs . 1 . 32 crore and the first day collection is believed to be rs . 1 . 25 crore , with a distributors ' share of over rs . 60 lakh . read oozham review

oppam is followed by revenge thriller oozham , directed by drishyam - fame jeethu joseph . the movie is said to have collected rs 15 . 25 crore after successfully running for 25 days in the state .

prithviraj stars in jeethu joseph ' s powerful malayalam revenge drama . billed as a story of happiness , family , friendship and revenge , malayalam writer / director jeethu joseph ' s latest film defies easy categorisation . since it reunites him with ' memories ' star prithviraj , many fans anticipated another thiller . but after that film and the mega - hit ' drishyam ' , versatile jeethu has been eager not to become pigeonholed as a director of straightforward thrillers . indeed , his previous release , ' life of josutty ' , was an inspirational entertainer . while keeping plot details under wraps , he ' s described ' oozham ' as a revenge drama with plenty of fights and action , but not one that qualifies as a generic action film . shot in locations that include hyderabad , coimbatore , chennai and ernakulam , the film ' s female lead is divya pillai , who was first seen opposite fahad fazil in ‘ayal njanalla’ . rasna pavithran makes her movie debut alongside neeraj madhav in key roles as the siblings of busy , multiple award - winning prithviraj ' s character .

simply brilliant one , nothing more to say . " its just a matter of time " ! do watch it , different faces of revenge in jeethu joseph style - oozham ) : a complete revenge drama .

a plot that has been seen many a time — a happy family that is annihilated by the villain who leaves just the son to take revenge . oozham starring prithviraj in the lead and directed by jeethu joseph follows this simple straightforward formula . unlike his earlier offering drishyam , jeethu does not keep the viewers in any suspense about the plot . the antagonists are revealed early on in the film but what makes oozham engaging is not the ‘who’ and ‘why’ but ‘how’ aspect . for all those complaining about the disappearance of parents and sibling characters from the big screen , jeethu focuses on family through this drama sans any cuss words or double entrendes .

hen one of your films has created history at the box - office , you are always under pressure to repeat that kind of success every time you make a new film . you can sense that kind of pressure while watching

the film begins explosively enough - yes , there ' s a bomb involved . prithviraj appears as the smoke clears . and we ' re introduced to surya krishnamoorthy , a man with a tragic past . it turns out that as in " memories " ( prithviraj ' s earlier film with jeethu joseph ) , his family has been killed right in front of his eyes . only , this time around , surya witnesses it all through a webcam .

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oozham is the latest jeethu joseph movie , the director of the blockbuster movie drishyam , which released in 2013 . prithviraj sukumaran plays the lead role in this revenge drama and it is the fourth movie for this talented actor this year after pavada , darvinte parinamam and james & alice . joseph ' s previous suspense thrillers like drishyam and memories lead to high expectations of this director . however , he fails to meet them with oozham .

jeethu says fans wouldn’t be disappointed anyhow . “i wouldn’t claim that the film will be some out - of - this - world narrative . but there will be elements that will keep you glued to it , ” says jeethu .

" drishyam " is a hard act to follow but the disappointment with " oozham " is independent of that . this is a bomb that comes defused and sadly , we ' re nowhere at the edge of our seats .

from the trailer , it appears that the film is about a jewish man named abraham ezra and the mystery surrounding his death . his spirit " dislocated from his body " in 1941 ad , as a printed piece of paper tells us .

“it’s actually in a film called gemini that i act ed after the long gap but that’s only going to release , ” kishor says . james and alice had come to him through a common friend he has with director sujith vaassudev , ansar khan .

following mixed reviews for " oozham " and his fans taking to social media to retaliate against the criticism , prithviraj had recently requested them not to do such things . he said that he was embarrassed by their attack on other actors too .

jeethu joseph’s 2013 film drishyam ( “visual” ) caused a sensation in the malayalam film industry ( from the state of kerala in the south of india ) when it became a smashing box office success – it managed to revive the flagging career of complete actor mohanlal and its box office record take of over 60 crore rupees remains unbeaten . it went on to remakes in four other indian languages , including a tamil version , papanasam ( “destruction of sins” ) starring tamil superstar kamal haasan and directed by joseph himself .

malayalam actor prithviraj is all set to make his directorial debut . and guess who will star in his first film as director ? mohanlal ! this is seen as a big announcement in the malayalam industry as prithviraj has always spoken about becoming a movie director .

it is after around three years’ gap prithvi and jeethu are teaming up for a movie - oozham . prithvi has revealed the title through his facebook page with a caption — “getting back together with a friend . let’s crack this one jeethu ! ”

why you should watch this movie the actor - director duo of jeethu joseph and prithviraj is back after their first movie , memories , another suspense thriller . if you want to see some good acting by prithviraj , go for oozham this weekend .

kuchacko boban revived his home production banner udaya pictures with kochauvva paulo ayyappa coelho . jude anthany joseph’s return to direction after the breezy ohm shanthi oshaan . the film took a poor opening due to lacklustre content and bad release strategy of pitting it against biggies in a festival season . another film that suffered and did not get an opening was oru muthassi gadha , which also had no big stars in its cast . releasing days after oppam established itself as a hit also proved to be a costly mistake for both the films .

oozham - official trailer " it ' s just a matter of time . . ! ! " directed by jeethu joseph produced by g . george & anto padinjarekkara starring : prithviraj sukumaran , balachandra menon , neeraj madhav , kishor satya , pashupathi , jayaprakash , divya , rasna pavithran etc . dop : shamdat sainudeen music : anil johnson lyrics : santhosh varma , amit kumaren editor : ayoob khan art : sabu ram make up : rahim kodungalloor costumes : linta jeethu production controller : vinod mangalath associate director : cylex abraham vfx : tony magmyth stills : ananthu krishnan designs : collins leophil official online partner : poffactio central pictures release on 08 / 09 / 2016 . follow us for all latest updates : facebook : : urltoken , urltoken , urltoken instagram : : urltoken youtube : : urltoken twitter : : urltoken google plus : : urltoken

oozham ’s screenplay saddles the actors with the most absurdly gauche lines ever written in english for a malayalam film – lines so bad that they immediately reminded me of another mollywood disaster from recent months , uday ananthan’s white starring mammootty and huma qureshi . it is hard to believe that someone has actually matched mammukka’s prakash roy telling the heroine of white on her birthday , “i never wanted to be the first person to wish you , neither the last . but i wanted to be a person to wish you . ”

among the onam releases this year , it is mohanlal ' s crime thriller oppam that has become the highest grosser of the festive season . it is followed by prithviraj sukumaran ' s revenge thriller oozham , which has been garnering positive response from audience .

after his thriller hits memories and drishyam , jeethu joseph is all set for his new one . the success of kamal haasan - starrer papanasam makes fans expect more of the same genre from his latest - oozham . at least the uncanny poster speaks so .

mohanlal ' s " oppam " and prithviraj sukumaran ' s " oozham " have continued their good run at the kerala box office . among the onam releases , the priyadarshan - directorial has become the winner of the season with tremendous collections since sept . 8 .

surya krishnamoorthy ( prithviraj ) is an engineer based in united states , who is an expert in using explosives for technical purposes . the initial portions of the film are about his visit to his home , where his tamil brahmin family is getting ready for his sister ' s marriage .

it feels as if every frame of this film is saying that this should be better than drishyam ( 2013 ) . in drishyam , a virtually illiterate man takes on the powers that be to protect his family . here a youngster uses his technical knowledge to avenge the murder of his family .

after the detective , memories and drishyam , jeethu joseph has again proved that he is a master in making thriller / family drama . gripping background music made the movie in an interesting way and the climax is extraordinary . the only negative i felt is the film lags at some scenes for making thrilled , but utterly failed . as the director says , " who " and " why " are known and the " how " makes you watch the movie interestingly till the end . overall , oozham is one of the grippy thriller that ever made in malayalam . 4 / 5

the combined total collection of all films after the onam weekend was a massive rs 47 crore , which is now the highest ever in the malayalam film history . and as expected , mohanlal ' s oppam creates history by emerging the all - time top opening week record at the kerala box office .

shot in locations that include hyderabad , coimbatore , chennai and ernakulam , the film’s female lead is divya pillai , who was first seen opposite fahad fazil in ‘ayal njanalla’ . rasna pavithran makes her movie debut alongside neeraj madhav in key roles as the siblings of busy , multiple award - winning prithviraj’s character .

in an interview with manorama online , jeethu joseph spelt out his assessment of oozham . it is a revenge story . in terms of a script , we dont claim any novelty . in world cinema , revenge has been a popular theme . we worked on that base , the director said .

the onam releases â€” " oppam , " " oozham " and " iru mugan " â€” have been performing well at the box office in kerala upon their release on sept . 8 . the big - budget movies are competing against each other to become the winners during the festive season in the state .

that felt really really sudden ! it would have been so easy to just tack something on with neeraj , divya , and prithviraj moving into the country house and starting life fresh or something ! this ending was just plain weird . and , well , kind of lazy and “good enough” , just like the rest of the film .

even though jeethu has stated that " oozham " doesn ' t have any surprise factor like his blockbuster movie " drishyam , " audience have been expecting it to be a thrilling entertainer that will make a mark at the box office . the trailer and video song of the revenge thriller have already impressed the audience .

the much awaited onam weekend finally comes to an end on a rocking note at the kerala box office . the 11 - day - long festival period saw more than seven releases , including mohanlal ' s oppam , vikram ' s iru mugan , dileep ' s welcome to central jail and prithviraj ' s oozham .

i didn’t hate oozham like anna , but i certainly don’t love it either . it’s okay — and with prithviraj , i also would expect better than okay . the man has made what , 100 films ? i’ve only been watching the cream of the crop , and they can’t all be at the level of mumbai police .

jeethu josephs oozham , is a revenge family drama with the right amount of action in it . this action entertainer stars prithviraj in the lead role as surya . neeraj madhav does a full length character named ajmal , along with prithviraj . balachandr menon as krishna murthy , divya pillai and new face rasna , have other prominent roles .

prithviraj does nothing in the film that will elevate his stock as an actor . he has to be the good boy next door , and he does so with ease . neeraj madhav as the goofy younger sibling is just his usual self . balachandra menon , an old man with a lot going on in his mind does create a mystery around himself .

the sundar dass ' directorial , welcome to central jail opened to negative reviews at the kerala box office . the film was criticised heavily for its poor content and low comedy . but , wait ! it has not affected the dileep - starrer at the box office . yes , welcome to central jail once again proved that negative reviews can ' t affect the collection of a dileep film . the no - brainer - comedy - entertainer minted rs 9 crore at the kerala box office and earned another hit for malayalam cinema ' s janapriyanayakan after two countries and king liar . like his previous two hit films , wtcj is also set to cross the rs 10 crore mark soon at the kerala box office .

jeethu joseph’s films are much awaited by the malayali viewers , especially after my boss , memories and the spectacular drishyam . the expectations were sky high as jeethu teamed up with prithviraj to play the lead in a revenge drama . the film received mixed reviews but the collections were reasonably good , as it had an early mover advantage of releasing on september 8 .

here is a quick look at the onam box office . we will not publish the figures as all of them are highly exaggerated and unbelievable . how can 100 to 120 screens playing a malayalam film in kerala get rs 15 cr plus gross collections in a week ' s time ? the ratings are purely based on the pressure cinema theaters in kerala experienced during onam season .

verdict : fails to impress . oozham is the latest jeethu joseph movie , the director of the blockbuster movie drishyam , which released in 2013 . prithviraj sukumaran plays the lead role in this revenge drama and it is the fourth movie for this talented actor this year after pavada , darvinte parinamam and james & alice . joseph ' s previous suspense [ ] . . .

" we have done two films together — masti was a commercial success and tujhe meri kasam initially did not do well , but if you ask a trade analyst , you will find that since there was no dvd and satellite rights for the film , it is still being shown in many towns . so , our marriage has no connection to the success of [ tere naal . . . ] , " said deshmukh .

# oozham - jeethu joseph . . who is mastered in making thriller movies is back again with an absolute stunner ! ! engaging , gripping and thrilling . . but is completely different from memories and drishyam . . a revenge story which is all about how he ' ll do it . . ! grab your tickets if you want to see something different from usual flicks . . loved it . . rating : 3 . 75 / 5

the conversations in oozham are conducted in a mix of malayalam , tamil and bombastic , grammatically poor english . the corrupt industrialist wilfred marquez ( jayaprakash vittal ) , for instance , glares at a hired hand and bellows , “how dare ! ” at him , because i suppose the pronoun “you” at the end of that sentence would have required too much of an effort . he does this twice , not once – yes , i counted .

# oozham - jeethu joseph . . who is mastered in making thriller movies is back again with an absolute stunner ! ! engaging , gripping and thrilling . . but is completely different from memories and drishyam . . a revenge story which is all about how he ' ll do it . . ! grab your tickets if you want to see something different from usual flicks . . last but not least # prithviraj he is just awesome love u rajuetta

okay , so where was i ? oh yes , oozham . surya krishnamoorthy ( prithviraj sukumaran ) is home on a break from his job in the us to spend time with his family – his father krishnamoorthy ( balachandra menon ) who is a health department official in tamil nadu , his mother subbahlakshmy and sister aiswarya . soon after , tragedy strikes them and the family of krishnamoorthy’s friend , the honest top cop sp parthasarthy ( kishore sathya ) .

meanwhile , prithviraj sukumaran ' s " oozham " has earned an approximate amount of rs . 7 . 34 lakh on its second day at the multiplexes in kochi , taking its total to rs . 16 . 9 lakh in two days . jeethu joseph ' s revenge thriller is said to have collected a gross amount of rs . 1 . 25 crore on the first day from all over the state , with a distributors ' share of over rs . 60 lakh .

here i have a big news for my million splendid audience about my upcoming project . a big budget movie from antony perumbavoor under the banner of aashirvad cinemas , which sees collaboration of two icons of malayalam film industry behind the camera for the first time , who are also distinguished for their uniqueness . . . prithviraj son of my dearest sukumarettan doing his directorial debut and murali gopy son of our gopiettan penning story and script . . . and the movie ' s name is ' lucifer ' .

the last malayalam onam release , jude anthany ' s oru muthassi gadha is performing decently at the kerala box office . the vineeth sreenivasan - aparna balamurali - starrer , which had released on onam , 14 september had a decent 5 - day opening weekend at the box office . the film , which was made on a small budget by mukesh ratilal mehta has grossed more than rs 1 . 75 crore on its opening weekend and has every chance to become a good success at the kerala box office .

as per the latest collection report from the trade pandits in the industry , oozham had grossed around 5 . 40 crore from its 5 days run here in kerala . on its first day , it had grossed 1 . 16 crore from here and it is was a decent opening . on its second day , the collection witnessed drop and it was only 96 lakhs . but third day showed hike in figures as it had grossed around 1 . 13 crore from here on that day .

the kunchacruko boban - starrer kochavva paulo ayyappa coelho had an average second weekend at the kerala box office . it was really disappointing to see the film under - performing at the box office despite getting very good reviews from critics and the audience . the siddharth shiva directorial has failed to get the deserving number of screens and has affected the collection of kochavva paulo ayyappa coelho at the box office . by the end of its 10 - theatrical run , kpac managed to gross an average rs 3 crore at the kerala box office .

after a brief foray into the coming - of - age genre with popular comedian dileep in 2015’s life of josutty , joseph is back with his memories star prithviraj ( who is coming off a string of hit films in the last year ) in a revenge drama ( with a small side of thriller ) , oozham ( “time” or “turn” ) . the supporting cast includes newcomer rasna pavithram , as well as balachandra menon , kishor satya , irshad and neeraj madhav ( who played the role of georgekutty’s assistant in drishyam ) .

after a good opening week , vikram - starrer iru mugan has showed noticeable drop in its second weekend at kerala box office . the anand shankar directorial was expected to repeat the performance of vikram ' s i at the kerala box office . but the tamil sci - fi thriller had a tough time with back - to - back onam malayalam releases at kerala box office . by the end of 11 theatrical days , iru mugan has collected a rs 6 crore at the kerala box office , which is just an above average performance for a vikram - starrer . his 2015 film with shankar , i minted rs 19 . 75 crore at the kerala box office .

now , here’s the coolest bit of the film . and it does kind of scan . prithviraj and neeraj and divya had been split up for a bit by this point , so they wouldn’t know the details of his plan because he couldn’t have shared it with them . and i suppose he could have figured out how to fight just enough to make the capture look real , and make it look like desperation when he finally threw the bomb , but at the same time do it in such a way that they could easily grab him before he set off the detonator . and then just assume that at some point they would strap the bomb to him and detonate it ?

oozham begins with prithviraj ' s character surya krishnamoorthy being chased by a couple of well - built men wearing similar clothes . surya works in the us as a controlled explosion expert and has come down to meet his family in coimbatore . his family comprises of his father krishnamoorthy , a health inspector ( balachandra menon ) , mother lakshmi ( seetha ) , sister aishwarya ( rasna ) and foster brother ajmal ( neeraj madhav ) . they are a happy family , but an unexpected turn of events leads surya to take drastic steps in order to avenge the wrong done to his family . the entire story is about surya hunting down the baddies one by one .

right at the opening , there is an interesting pattern established , with us watching a massive action chase fight explosions sequence with prithviraj being chased by like 3 dozen guys , that cuts back to “happy past” on clever little moments like a photo of his face fading into his face , or looking through a window at a happy family reminding him of his own happy family and so on and so on . it’s a nice idea the first , say , 5 times it happens . especially in the first half of the film , when there are no real action scenes in the “present” , cutting to the chase serves to get the adrenaline going and remind you it’s an action movie after all . but then it just keeps going and going and going and we keep cutting back to it even when the stuff in the “present” is much more exciting .

prithviraj again delivers a top - notch performance once again . the film has rasna and divya pillai as the female leads . rasna does absolute justice to her role as a sister - cum - friend to her brother surya . divya pillai who plays the role of gayathri does an okay job with her role . neeraj madhav as the foster brother of surya is seen in a very different role . balachandra menon as krishnamoorthy , a simple government employee and a father never fails us with his performance . the other supporting roles are played by pasupathy , jayaprakash , kishor satya , anson paul and tony luke . model - turned - actor tony luke ' s character of a spoilt rich brat andrew marquez , was tailor - made for him . captain ( pasupathy ) , the man chasing surya has his own unique style , which fails to impress in some scenes .

the director has tried a non - linear approach that has prithviraj enacting soorya — a controlled explosion expert working in usa . he has a close - knit family consisting of a health inspector father played well by balachandra menon , mother sita , adopted brother neeraj madhav and younger sister enacted by rasna pavithran . into this heavenly garden of eden enters the serpent in the form of a ruthless business magnate played to brilliance by jayaprakash . soorya has the misfortune of seeing his entire family getting wiped out in front of his eyes , while on a skype call with his sister and he comes back to avenge his family . how he goes about seeking revenge forms the rest of the plot . he is joined in his mission by neeraj madhav and divya pillai who too have faced losses . in the background , the film tackles the malpractices and unethical business deals in the high stakes medical industry .

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kishor satya found his hands full of opportunities when he came back to films after a gap of two - and - a half - years .

it’s raining again and kishor satya rushes through the muddy roads in thiruvananthapuram to buy bags for his son , before coming home on a sunday . he will have to get busy again soon . life had stayed quiet for a while and suddenly burst with opportunities he had been hoping would come .


dark blood is a 2012 american-dutch thriller film directed by george sluizer , written by jim barton , and starring river phoenix , judy davis , and jonathan pryce .

the film was not completed due to the death of phoenix shortly before the end of the project ( it would also be the final film made by sluizer ) and remained unfinished for 19 years .

it was the last movie to feature river phoenix and the only one where phoenix played the villain .

it premiered to a private guest audience on september 27 , 2012 at the netherlands film festival in utrecht , netherlands .

the film was shown twice more , publicly , on october 2 , 2012 at the festival .

it was shown at the 63rd berlin international film festival in february 2013 , the miami international film festival in march 2013 , the split film festival in september 2013 , and the brussels international fantastic film festival in april 2014 .

the film follows boy ( phoenix ) , a young widower , who retreats to the desert after his wife dies of radiation following nuclear tests near their home .

boy is waiting for the end of the world and carves kachina dolls , believing they contain magical powers .

a couple , harry ( pryce ) and buffy ( davis ) travel to the desert on a second honeymoon in an attempt to save their marriage .

their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the couple is rescued by boy .

boy holds them prisoner because of his desire for buffy and his ambition to create a better world with her .

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dark blood <EOT> cannes : final river phoenix pic ‘dark blood’ finally gets u . s . release

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“dark blood” has its american premiere at the miami international film festival on march 6 .

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when river phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993 , he was nearly done filming his movie dark blood .

it explains in dark blood that skyler ' s mother was a mix of carpathian , lycan , jaguar and human .

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' dark blood ' the final film made by river phoenix , “dark blood , ” will receive its north american debut at the 30th annual miami international film festival 20 years after it was made . the festival runs march 1 - 10 .

in october 2011 the dutch film company , eyeworks , expressed plans to finish dark blood in cooperation with director george sluizer .

river phoenix in a scene from his final film " dark blood , " directed by george sluizer . ( berlin film festival )

director george sluizer has revealed that he expects the legal issues surrounding dark blood to be resolved within the next “four weeks . ”

bottom photo shows a positive 35mm . image is an example of the actual dark blood film ( source : notes on photographs ) .

if lycan and carpathian become mixed blood , why aren ' t jaguar and carpathian mixed blood too ? doesn ' t make sense .

river phoenix ' s final film dark blood lands us release date . . . 20 years after he died from a drug overdose at age 23

sources tell thr that miami festival organizers felt pressure to drop " dark blood , " which continues to draw the ire of the late actor’s family .

read more : yes , plans exist to finish the river phoenix vehicle " dark blood . " just don ' t expect to see it soon .

in may 2012 director george sluizer decided to crowd - fund his post - production to finish ' dark blood ' through www . cinecrowd . nl .

read about how sluizer finally completed dark blood — and why not everyone’s happy about it — in this week’s issue of entertainment weekly , on newsstands sept . 21 .

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dark blood , the film river phoenix was shooting before he died , could finally be shown to the world as its director george sluizer revealed he has finished production on it .

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dark blood tells the story of a loner – played by phoenix – who has a life - changing experience when he rescues a couple whose car breaks down in the american desert .

in addition to the dark blood premiere , the 2012 netherlands film festival also will screen a retrospective of sluizer ' s work and will publish a book on the director ' s life .

" ‘dark blood’ is a film of legend , one of hollywood’s great mysteries , ” said miff executive director jaie laplante . “the tragic loss of river phoenix’s outstanding talent is still profoundly felt 20 years later . we are proud that george sluizer has honored miami as the place to finally share his remarkable collaboration with phoenix and the other great artists involved with ‘dark blood . ’”

" dark blood , " in its imperfect but freestanding form , premiered at the netherlands film festival and has since played around the world , including at the berlin and miami film fests .

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miami - - as dark blood prepares to make its north american premiere at the miami international film festival on wednesday , controversy continues to swirl around the film that marks river phoenix ’s final performance .

a hollywood couple is stranded in more ways than one in " dark blood , " the resuscitated 1993 feature by dutch director george sluizer that was abandoned after the sudden death of star river phoenix .

, " dark blood " survived not only the loss of its leading man but also the near - destruction of the original footage and a life - threatening ailment that struck dutch director george sluizer .

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" the fourth leg will always be missing but with three legs the chair will stand upright , " says sluizer in a voice - over . " please take pleasure in the unfinished film ' dark blood . ' "

some initial impressions : for what little it matters , the " new " 60 drk feels quite empty compared to the " old " 60 drk , to say nothing of 50 and below . however once you have most of the blood gauge kit on the road to 70 it becomes pretty fun . lot of buttons , lot of spamming dark arts . blood gauge strikes an interesting balance with dark arts and mp management ( simplified now that darkside doesn ' t drain mp ) . gauge is gained by : 10 for every souleater ( combo ' d , of course ) . 1 per tick , per target , for salted earth . 3 per physical attack landed during blood weapon ( requires trait at 66 ) . 1 per hit taken during blood price ( w / 66 trait ) . 4 per tick while blood price is active ( w / 66 trait ) . the tooltips for gauge gain with salted and blood price are pretty misleading . delirium is a really nice cooldown as it gives extra duration on blood weapon or blood price ( 8s and 16s ) as well as giving you a mp " chunk " . the timer extensions generally make up a good chunk of delirium ' s blood gauge cost as well . quietus is a decent aoe spender for blood gauge ( and notably you can rack up a lot of refunded mp if you use this in a pack with blood weapon ) . bloodspiller needs no real introduction . both of these ws also do not break your combo . neither does grit or unleash , if those were not new changes . the blackest night seems like a very interesting way to gain blood gauge and good utility besides , especially given the low cooldown of tbn itself , however making the trade of mp for blood probably needs to be weighed with the situation as tbn costs the same as dark arts and dark arts further enhances bloodspiller and quietus . dark arts potency gains : + 350 - carve and spit + 175 - bloodspiller ( grit ) + 140 - bloodspiller ( no grit ) , syphon strike , souleater + 110 and blind effect - dark passenger * + 50 - quietus ( aoe ) increased enmity - power slash hp drain effect - abyssal drain 15 % - > 30 % magic vuln down - dark mind * passenger ' s mp cost is extremely high , same as dark arts , which makes it virtually the worst use of dark arts and even the base skill isn ' t that great now .

it was on october 31st 1993 when the main actor river phoenix ( 23 ) died during the shooting of dark blood . his unfortunate death brought the production to a complete stand still . studio fine line hollywood believed back in 1993 , after seeing great rushes and the unusual quality of the acting , dark blood would be the independent surprise of the year . now , in 2012 , george sluizer is finally able to start editing the never finished movie .

director george sluizer had held onto the dark blood footage for close to 14 years . in 2007 , when he was told an aneurysm would limit his remaining years , he decided to complete the film , glossing over the unfilmed scenes with voiceover narration . the result is still an unfinished product , but one whose dark story , striking imagery , and intense acting have produced critical acclaim on the festival circuit . the phoenix family has declined to comment on , or be involved in , the film ' s release . dark blood will be available on demand later this year .

the third book , dark blood , in the new trilogy is a lycan hunter by the name of zev who is lifemate to bronnie , tatijana ' s sister . it is scheduled to be coming out in septembe of 2014 .

it ' s fascinating to watch the feature after all these years of rumors and leaked clips , finally able to grasp the last images of river phoenix before his untimely death . for that alone , dark blood is worth a look .

cologne , germany - - dutch director george sluizer has finally finished dark blood , the movie actor river phoenix was working on when he died at age 23 of a heart attack on halloween night 1993 outside the viper room in west hollywood .

dark blood was shown for the first time on september 27th 2012 at the netherlands film festival . although the phoenix family offered no support to this movie , it is reputed that river phoenix ' s mother wished the makers all the best .

dark blood quickly announces itself as pure folly - - a movie that , had it made it to theaters two decades ago , would be long forgotten by now , save for the occasional late - night airing in the basic - cable badlands .

underworld : blood wars is a nonsense movie that barely hangs together and no one seems interested in actually being in it .

when phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993 at age 23 , he had completed 80 % of filming on “dark blood . ” sluizer saved the footage and finally finished production on it , then world premiered it at the dutch film festival last fall .

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among the objections fielded by miff was an email sent feb . 1 from a man purporting to be a confidant of the phoenix family and dark blood co - stars judy davis and jonathan pryce . the email , which the hollywood reporter obtained , took particular issue with sluizer’s efforts to raise money via dutch crowd - financing site cinecrowd , which promises a limited - edition dark blood dvd to donors who pledge more than €50 ( the site no longer accepts donations for the project , saying the goal has been met ) .

wildfire has pre - empted a debut thriller , blood orange by harriet tyce , exploring the power of desire , jealousy and betrayal .

dutch production house eyeworks helped sluizer navigate the legal issues surrounding the film . after phoenix ' s death , sluizer confiscated the dark blood footage and took it back to the netherlands . he kept it hidden , fearing , he said , that it otherwise might have been destroyed .

conventional 2d carotid plaque imaging is done with transverse orientation . recently , it was shown that longitudinal views provide additional complementary information ( 18 ) . the t2w - space sequence always comes with longitudinal views of the vessels , thus reducing the need for slice repositioning and shortening scan times . the technique also provides several advantages over other dark blood 2d or 3d mra techniques . t2w - space is more efficient than previously reported 2d and 3d dark blood sequences used to image the carotid arteries in terms of speed and spatial coverage ( 19 ) . compared to ssfp based dark blood 3d techniques , t2w - space is insensitive to magnetic field inhomogeneity and can be used at high field strengths ( eg , 3 t ) where improved signal - to - noise ratio favors higher spatial resolution imaging . the variable flip angle used in t2w - space also reduces the specific absorption rate ( sar ) relative to comparable 3d fast spin echo methods , an important consideration in high field imaging . moreover , t2w - space is an intrinsically dark blood technique—flowing spins dephase along the readout ( frequency encoding ) direction ( 20 , 21 ) .

so sluizer scoffed at the relatively mild deprivations of dark blood : the production booked a local motel and rented some nearby houses . the theme of hollywood people being unable to cope with the real world is a major aspect of dark blood : a hollywood couple drive their bentley into the desert on a second honeymoon , and get in big trouble when it breaks down . the couple , harry and buffy , were played by british actor jonathan pryce and australian actress judy davis ( oscar - nominated for her work in david lean’s a passage to india and woody allen’s husbands and wives ) .

" dark blood " was not an easy production . the material was heavy , they filmed in desolate locations and davis was difficult to work with and was often hard on phoenix . he also had dyslexia and struggled to remember long segments of dialogue , which he occasionally asked sluizer to shorten .

sources say that festival organizers felt pressure to drop the george sluizer - helmed drama , which continues to draw the ire of the late actor’s family . in 1993 , a 23 - year - old phoenix was in the final three weeks of shooting dark blood when he died of a drug overdose .

" i ' m very pragmatic and reasonably cool about things , " he acknowledges , when asked about the circumstances surrounding his uncompleted 1993 film , dark blood , " but i must admit river had a very strong charisma . he had something special which you do not find with other actors . "

phoenix ' s character in dark blood , a disturbed young man living in the wilds and waiting for the apocalypse , was difficult to play , but sluizer saw no signs that the role was getting under the actor ' s skin . as far as he was concerned , phoenix was a model professional .

wildfire has pre - empted a debut thriller , blood orange by harriet tyce , exploring the power of desire , jealousy and betrayal . . . .

in the case of dark blood , there are ways for the insurance company to recoup some of its losses : the wardrobe and props may be sold , and exterior shots can be converted to stock footage . in the future , a producer could also buy the script from the insurance company and attempt to start from scratch . but more likely , dark blood will simply stay on the shelf , maybe someday going the way of two other uncompleted movies — orson welles’ it’s all true ( 1941 ) and marilyn monroe’s something’s got to give ( 1962 ) , which have been the subjects of documentaries about the makings of the films .

the film’s footage remained fallow for 14 years . in 2007 , doctors told the dutch director that he didn’t have long to live due to an aneurysm , prompting sluizer to tackle his unfinished opus . miff marks the third festival to screen dark blood ( the netherlands and berlin fests also showed the completed film ) .

it ' s just vampires vs werewolves for the next 90 blood - soaked minutes , and there ' s nothing remotely difficult about keeping up with that .

simonetti op , finn jp , white rd , laub g , henry da . “black blood” t2 - weighted inversion - recovery mr imaging of the heart .

dark blood ( db ) mra methodologies have the potential to measure carotid stenosis using either of these methods . prior two dimensional ( 2d ) iterations of this technique have suffered from partial volume artifacts , inadequate slice positioning , and prolonged imaging time ( 10 , 11 ) . the use of double inversion recovery ( dir ) for blood suppression , which is most effective with thin slices oriented perpendicularly to the direction of blood flow , poses challenges owing to the tortuosity of the carotids ( 12 ) . sampling perfection with application optimized contrast using different flip angle evolution ( space ) is a recently developed single slab three dimensional ( 3d ) turbo spin echo sequence with high sampling efficiency . there is intrinsic blood suppression in the readout direction allowing efficient coronal slab - orientation when imaging the carotid arteries .

dark blood is fragmentary , uneven and downright odd in parts but it ' s also has huge curiosity value . the director ' s solution for bridging the considerable gaps is to read out descriptions of what is missing . it ' s a simple but surprisingly effective tactic . his narration ensures that the film is just about coherent .

on sept . 27 , director george sluizer will unveil a finished version of dark blood , the film river phoenix was working on when he died in 1993 , at a dutch film festival ( it’s unclear whether it will ever get a theatrical or dvd release ) . here’s an excerpt from our story about the movie’s tangled history .

river phoenix , the unnervingly talented actor and elder brother to joaquin phoenix , was just 23 when he died of a drug overdose . at the time , he was about 80 percent through the arduous production of dark blood , which would become the final film in a short but legendary career that includes classics like my own private idaho .

a hollywood couple is stranded in more ways than one in “dark blood , ” the resuscitated 1993 feature by dutch director george sluizer that was abandoned after the sudden death of star river phoenix . using the helmer’s straightforward v . o . to bridge some story gaps , the current edit reps a surprisingly coherent vision of a decidedly oddball [ … ]

a woman at the helm not only infuses the series with some new blood , but also inherently brings the defiantly feminist voice of the series ' protagonist into the foreground .

after 21 years , " dark blood " will finally see the light of day . river phoenix ' s final film , which suspended production in 1993 when the actor died of an overdose but was improbably salvaged by its director years later , has been acquired for u . s . distribution by lionsgate , the sales company cinemavault announced friday in cannes .

river phoenix was shooting george sluizer ' s film " dark blood " when he died of an accidental drug overdose in los angeles in october 1993 . the film , which was 80 % completed at the time , remains unfinished but last year sluizer , at age 80 , tried to salvage it by providing narration for the missing scenes that were never shot .

adding on to what shubhra said , the abso - pure jaguar blood is different , but there are more pure - blooded lycans than there are pure - blooded jaguars . …more

dark blood by christine feehan is the 3rd and final book in this dark trilogy that began with dark lycan , then dark wolf , leading to this one . it is in actuality the 26th book in the dark series . in dark lycan we met fen , dimitri’s brother , and finally got to see tatijana , one of the dragonseeker aunts , as she was fen’s lifemate . in dark wolf , the couple we have been waiting for , dimitri and skyler had their story . now in dark blood , it’s bronnie’s ( the other aunt ) story , and zev is her lifemate . all the pieces of all three books come together in this exciting climax to this trilogy . as noted in the description , zev , who was near death at the end of dark wolf , was turned to carpathian , as a mixed blood of lycan and carpathian . we do learn that zev already had carpathian blood . what follows is an exciting story of an unknown threat against the lycans and the carpathians , with the vicious sange rau on the attack . there is a dangerous enemy that is behind these attacks , as we have suspected form the beginning of this trilogy , and we do learn in this book , who that is…surprises are in store . the danger escalates where it will take everyone to work together to hope to survive . the best part of this book , was seeing so many of our favorites , besides the three couples i mentioned above . ivory , razvan , gregori , mikhail , and especially in one scene so many more with their mates . very nicely done . as i have noted , this was an exciting story , and the romance between zev and bronnie ( branka ) was very nice . i loved them together . however , and i will not give spoilers , but christine goes back in time to give us a villain that in my opinion , though it made for an exciting storyline , i felt it cheapened one of the best endings of a previous book . i liked the story , but i did not like bringing this type of villain back . overall , it was exciting story , fun , with a great couple , and i loved seeing so many of our favorite carpathians , not to mention many of the children . we are at 26 novels and there are so many more stories to be told in this wonderful series . barb the reading cafe

adding on to what shubhra said , the abso - pure jaguar blood is different , but there are more pure - blooded lycans than there are pure - blooded jaguars . even juliette isn ' t a pure - blood . so far we ' ve only met one - solange . and she isn ' t fully carpathian , even after she hooks up with dominic and fully commits to him . she ' s more like maryann - a mixed - blood . and like manolito , dominic can be out in the daytime . ( less )

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in ‘dark blood’ we meet zev hunter a warrior who has lived a very lonely life . now he has been reborn after he had a lethal wound . together with the beautiful and seductive dragonseeker branislava , zev finds the strength to carry on . soon zev finds out that he is part of a ‘special’ blood line and that he has a part in the future for all species . well , the first thing that i would like to say about this book is that i would recommend reading the first two books in this trilogy first . i received t

at the time of filming , sluizer ( " the vanishing " ) was making a foray into hollywood , and phoenix was a rising star . when phoenix overdosed outside a west hollywood nightclub on halloween , about 75 % of " dark blood " had been shot , and salvaging the movie was deemed unfeasible . production shut down , and an insurance company took possession of the film .

river came to los angeles for the last time on tuesday , oct . 26 , 1993 . he didn’t stay at his usual hotel , the st . james’s club—the dark blood production booked him a room at the elegant , japanese - themed hotel nikko . after two months of staying straight on a stressful movie , river took the opportunity to cut loose and promptly started a drug binge .

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christine feehan is a # 1 new york times bestselling author multiple times over with her portfolio including over 70 published novels , including five series ; dark series , ghostwalker series , leopard series , drake sisters series , the sisters of the heart series and torpedo ink . all of her series have hit the # 1 spot on the new york times bestselling list as well . her debut novel dark prince received

still , at least one party has explored getting dark blood completed and released . writer - director larry cohen ( it’s alive , the ambulance ) says that steven ransohoff , vice president of film finances , which issued the completion - bond guarantee for dark blood ( and thus backed the production’s bank loan ) , approached him . ”i got a call from him to see if i might be interested in talking , ” says cohen . ” [ we agreed ] i would have to see the picture and see what the story is about , to see if we can manipulate it . ” cohen’s previous experience with 11th - hour retooling made him a logical candidate ; he had previously worked with film finances to rewrite wicked stepmother after star bette davis dropped out of the 1989 comedy 10 days into production .

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after phoenix ' s death , the " dark blood " footage was impounded by an insurance company and placed in a vault where it languished for years . according to sluizer , when he heard that the company was going to burn the film in 1999 rather than pay to keep it stored , he somehow contrived to steal it away within forty - eight hours . recently sluizer was told by doctors that he was seriously ill and did not have long to live , and he was determined to use the time he had left to bring what remained of " dark blood " to an audience . he hired florencia di concilio to write a score for the film , and he himself recorded a narration in his thick dutch accent to explain what was supposed to have happened in the scenes that were not shot .

on nov . 18 , dark blood was officially abandoned . now the film’s insurance company ( which has asked everyone associated with the project not to release its name ) finds itself the somewhat surprised owner of the movie , which sits locked away in a lab’s vault . the producers and director are no longer speaking about the film , and in all likelihood , it will never be seen by the public .

at long last you are truly back with us… zev hunter was an elite warrior , a dark - blood dealer of death to rogue lycans who preyed on mankind . he was a loner , never given to personal attachments , and damned fierce at his job . but zev begins to question his past and his purpose when he awakens in the darkness of the sacred cave of warriors—and is soothed back to consciousness

a hollywood couple is stranded in more ways than one in “dark blood , ” the resuscitated 1993 feature by dutch director george sluizer that was abandoned after the sudden death of star river phoenix . using the helmer’s straightforward v . o . to bridge some story gaps , the current edit reps a surprisingly coherent vision of a decidedly oddball story set in the arizona desert ( 80 % of the pic had been shot when production was halted ) . rights issues surrounding the negative remain unresolved , meaning “blood” was shown for free at its netherlands premiere and is currently a problematic item in terms of festivals and sales .

river phoenix’s death from a drug overdose in october left hollywood grief - stricken in an unusually public way . but while the mourning of friends and family made front - page news , one drama was quickly stifled — that which surrounded the panicked director and producers of dark blood , the movie phoenix was making at the time of his death . barely halfway through production , they suddenly found themselves without a star .

adapted by sluizer from a screenplay written by jim barton ( who later co - founded tivo ) , the film offers up an offbeat twist on a well - tread story - - something akin to knife in the water meets the hills have eyes , with the latter’s flesh - eating mutants replaced by a mournful loner who’s part - native american ( the “dark blood” of the title ) and altogether horny and weird .

miami - when actor jonathan pryce first received a copy of river phoenix ' s last film " dark blood , " it sat unwatched on his desk for months . he worried about how he would feel reliving phoenix ' s death , growing nostalgic about memorable dinners the two shared after long days of filming in utah and recalling the shocking 5 a . m . phone call telling him the young actor had died .

it will never catch on : richard eisenbeis of kotaku named the title of his review " fingers crossed the last dark is blood - c ' s first and last feature film " , showing his dissatisfaction on the movie and thinking that this is the final entry of the franchise . three years later , a stage play which act as interquel was released which is followed by a live - action film in 2017 .

dark blood the unfinished movie with river phoenix , judy davis & jonathan pryce . help finish this movie at cinecrowd . n ! urltoken directed by george sluizer in 1993 in the desert of utah , production ended ten days before the end of shooting due to the sudden and unfortunate death of uprising hollywood star river phoenix . studio fine line in hollywood believed dark blood would be the independent surprise of the year 1993 . now in 2012 george sluizer is finally able to start the editing of the unfinished film . as a rivier phoenix fan your can participate now in making this film happen . support the crowdfunding campaign trough urltoken and get rewarded with the first screening and even an actual 35mm film frame with river phoenix . if you have any questions about the campaign , website or payment system , please refer to us @ cinecrowd on twitter .

dark blood the unfinished movie with river phoenix , judy davis & jonathan pryce . help finishing this movie at cinecrowd . com ! urltoken directed by george sluizer in 1993 in the desert of utah , production ended ten days before the end of shooting due to the sudden and unfortunate death of uprising hollywood star river phoenix . studio fine line in hollywood believed dark blood would be the independent surprise of the year 1993 . now in 2012 george sluizer is finally able to start the editing of the unfinished film . as a rivier phoenix fan your can participate now in making this film happen . support the crowdfunding campaign trough urltoken and get rewarded with the first screening and even an actual 35mm film frame with river phoenix . # # for any questions about the campaign , website or payment system , shout out to us at twitter : @ cinecrowd .

tyce said : " i ' m delighted by the reception that has been given to blood orange by the wildfire team , ben and lindsey at grand central and beyond . it ' s been extraordinary to see their huge enthusiasm and understanding of what i wanted to achieve with the book and i ' m extremely excited and honoured to be working with them . blood orange could not have found a better home . "

convinced that there was no cost - effective way to salvage dark blood , the insurance company made the call to abandon the project and pay out the claim to the original investors , at which point the insurers became the owners of the film . dark blood sat in storage until 1999 , when sluizer heard some disturbing news . the insurance company didn’t want to pay to warehouse his film anymore — and was planning to destroy it . “that’s when i said , ‘no , no , i’m going to save it from destruction , ’ ” says sluizer . so he did , although he won’t explain exactly how he got his hands on the footage . “i have good assistants , if i can put it this way , and some people who are clever in finding the right key , ” he says with a laugh . “i am an enterprising person . ”

stephenson said : " blood orange is a stunning piece of psychological suspense that demonstrates harriet’s deep understanding of and passion for the genre . her twists are perfectly engineered to take the reader completely by surprise . this book is utterly addictive , with a spectacularly dark and satisfying ending . our colleagues in the us were equally quick to fall under harriet’s spell , and thrilled at the prospect of sharing this exciting debut launch with us . "

at oktober 31th 1993 , on halloween night , river phoenix died by heart failure on the curbs outside of west hollywood ' s legendary nightclub ' the viper room ' . phoenix had just returned to la early that week from utah to complete the three weeks of interior shots left on his last project dark blood , of which 79 % had already been filmed . the autopsy report of his death showed lethal levels of cocaine and morphine .

sluizer was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia in 2007 and " the doctors basically condemned me " . but the director recovered and felt compelled to finish " dark blood " before it was too late . he sorted through the material , uncovering missing and damaged reels and narrated the voiceovers himself to fill in missing pieces of the plot . he doesn ' t think it is now dated , calling it a story with themes that transcend time .

dark blood released a trailer today , confirming that the film will , more than two decades after its production , finally see a release . phoenix plays boy , a widower who lives on a desert nuclear testing site . one day , glamorous hollywood couple harry ( jonathan pryce ) and buffy ( judy davis ) suffer a car breakdown nearby . boy proceeds to hold the two hostage , with dreams of seducing buffy and starting a new world .

“dark blood” is the 6th book in macbride’s books featuring detective sergeant logan mcrae . i like the harsh and brittle dialogue that this writer brings to his books . i like the characters . di steel continues to keep me laughing . macbride packs a lot of crime and police procedure into one book . multiple stories , a very busy logan mcrae , minor characters who i really want to know more about . this series is certainly keeping me entertained .

lionsgate has taken north american rights to the last film starring river phoenix . existential western dark blood was originally shot in 1993 but had lingered in a rights quagmire from which director and co - writer george sluizer had been trying to extricate the pic . apparently that has been done , and lionsgate is planning a vod release after it screened in 2013 at the berlin film festival and has made the fest rounds since then . cinemavault sold the pic at cannes .

in the film , phoenix plays boy , a young widower living on a nuclear testing site in the desert . while he waits for the end of the world , boy carves katchina dolls that supposedly contain magical powers . his life is disrupted when a hollywood jet - set couple traveling across the desert become stranded after their car breaks down . boy rescues the couple and then takes them prisoner . dark blood also stars judy davis , jonathan pryce and karen black .

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sluizer , the phlegmatic , sixtysomething dutchman , and river phoenix , the wild young hollywood icon , make an unlikely combination . nevertheless , sluizer relished working with phoenix . he is still haunted by the circumstances under which dark blood was abandoned . the 23 - year - old actor died of a drugs overdose 11 days before the film was due to be completed . sluizer , who was staying in the same la hotel , remembers vividly his last meeting with the star .

now , 20 years later , " dark blood " made its u . s . premiere at the miami international film festival on wednesday , a testament to the endurance of 80 - year - old director george sluizer , who almost died before the film was completed , and a tribute to phoenix ' s timeless charisma . it ' s uncertain whether the film will ever go to a general release . sluizer said negotiations are ongoing with the company that owns the movie .

river revered pryce : he had starred in river’s favorite movie , brazil , the absurd urban dystopia directed by terry gilliam ( formerly of monty python’s flying circus ) that river had seen 13 times . things were tougher with judy davis , who was brilliant , but famously acerbic . dark blood producer nik powell said , “since david lean could not get davis to do what he wanted her to do in his film , it is no surprise that george sluizer had difficulties . ”

berlin – i toyed with not giving one of our customary letter grades to “dark blood , ” a new film from 80 - year - old dutch veteran george sluizer that isn’t new at all . ( it’s 19 years old , as it happens , which isn’t too far off the age river phoenix , the incandescent young actor so abruptly taken from the living in 1993 , was when he filmed it . ) it’s only three - quarters of a movie , after all .

this march 6 , 2013 photo shows director george sluizer , seated left , speaking with florencia di concilio as james michael taylor , rear , looks on during a reception before the u . s . premiere of sluizer ' s film , " dark blood , " starring the late river phoenix , at the miami international film festival in miami . di concilio wrote the score for the film and taylor has three of his songs included in the film . ( ap photo / wilfredo lee )

1 . 5 stars . once an author gets to the point where they have to introduce the unknown identical twin brothers of a former villain , as new villains , its time to call it quits . xavier and xaviero ? really ? ! ugh . its too bad feehan has taken what started as a good series and turned it into an overlong , monotonous , corny mess . i could add more to this review , but i don ' t want to waste anymore time on dark blood .

phoenix isn’t the first star to die in the middle of making a movie ; films from gone with the wind to plan nine from outer space have continued shooting after a cast member’s death , often by simply recasting . in fact , this is the second time in less than a year that a production has had to deal with the accidental death of a young star . and as the producers of dark blood found themselves frantically seeking a solution , they may have looked to the frenzy surrounding the crow last spring .

since march 2012 , george sluizer and editor michiel reichwein started editing dark blood . it is intended that the film will have its world premiere at the dutch film festival later this year , provided the post - production budget gets fully funded . besides editing , there is also a budget needed for sound editing , music composing & recording , color correction and mixage . the netherlands film fund will supply a part of the post - production budget needed . there rest of the budget will be raised by george sluizer himself .

with spoorloos ( the vanishing ) in 1988 he received worldwide recognition . the film won him many awards and was the dutch entry for the 1989 academy awards . in 1992 he directed a remake of the vanishing for 20th century fox , starring jeff bridges , kiefer sutherland and sandra bullock . in 1991 sluizer directed an adaptation of bruce chatwin’s novel utz , starring armin mueller - stahl ( best actor in berlin 1992 ) , and in 1993 dark blood , kept unfinished because of the death of its leading actor river phoenix .

for those of you unfamiliar with the development of “dark blood , ” a surprisingly straightforward psychological thriller embellished with erotic overtones and over - exoticized native american mythology , it represents one of the more remarkable rescue missions in the history of a defeat - prone industry . intended to be an english - language debut for sluizer , who had made an international splash five years before with the ingenious dutch horror film “the vanishing , ” production was indefinitely halted , with around 80 % of the script already shot , following phoenix’s death .

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blood orange , publishing in january 2019 , is set to be " a major debut launch " as " a stunning piece of psychological suspense " , according to wildfire , which said it has a " spectacularly dark and satisfying " ending . its protagonist alison wood is a criminal barrister in london whose personal life is imploding while her career flourishes . as she takes the lead in her first murder case , her passionate affair with another man spirals out of control , into an obsession that will put everything she values at risk .

brilliant amazing story telling ! ! brilliant ! ! zev and branislava story was all i have been waiting for an more . their romance was scorching hot and very heart felt . in other words very believable . i felt it there love all the way down to in my soul . the story is extremely well thought out . it answered all the questions we readers have been waiting for over the last 2yrs or more starting with dark lycan . the story is also , very funny at times while zev and branka as zev calls her ; face some very dangerous situations . they fight side by side with all of my favorite warriors . razvan gregori , darius , dimitri , fen and dominic and monalito is back along with all their lifemates and there beautiful children . it was almost like a reunion . i was especially glad at the beginning of the story to know gary and luis were well and the scene with them and zen being presented in the ancient warrior cave to the ancients who had gone before was exceptionally well written and very moving . to learn of a new long forgotten lineage that was thought to be long gone was a surprise . their are many surprise in dark blood . one of the funniest scenes in the story was while fighting the sange rau brianni , tatijana and skylar cast an illusion that they are zombies . it made a very dangerous situation funny . dark blood is amazing and is very well written . i got everything i hope for in this finale of 3 book series incorporating the lycans in the dark series story line . bravo cf ! ! ! story telling at its best ! ! !

after his death , there was talk of finding another actor to replace phoenix or using special effects to finish " dark blood . " the film was about 80 per cent complete and most of the missing scenes were between davis and phoenix . but sluizer ultimately passed on those options and the film footage sat untouched in a vault for years . in 1999 , the dutch director learned the footage was going to be burned to make space for new material , so he quickly transported it to the netherlands , where it sat for another decade .

to be fair bloodspiller didn ' t look great on paper ( in practice , it ' s up quite often due to pretty bursty blood gauge gain ) and blackest night is better than it has any right to be . not op but an extremely solid ability .

john implored river to get out of the movie business before it ate him up . eventually , river acceded , either because john had convinced him or because he was tired of arguing about it . but he had to fulfill his agreements , he told his father : he had signed contracts to appear in dark blood and interview with the vampire , and he had promised william richert that he would be in his version of the man in the iron mask . after he made those three films , he could quit and move down to costa rica .

narm : some of saya ' s lines in the spanish dub , like " i ' m looking for a sword . . . that makes me invencible ! " this is particularly egregious compared with the same country dub of blood - c , which was highly praised .

the $ 8 million movie — an intended fine line features release about a love triangle involving an estranged married couple ( judy davis and jonathan pryce ) and a drifter played by phoenix — had completed five weeks of filming in remote torrey , utah , and director george sluizer ( the vanishing ) had reassembled the cast and crew in los angeles for interior shots . on oct . 31 , with three weeks of production remaining , phoenix died . the next morning , dark blood ‘s producers and director told the cast and crew they were being let go .

probably 3 . 5 + stars actually . this is the 6th book in the ds logan mcrae series set in aberdeen . the books are a bit of an acquired taste - - they are generally incredibly violent , with excessively gruesome crimes and sadistic villains . things are mostly told from the perspective of the police , since logan is the primary main character . however the police are not always portrayed in positive lights , and in this one logan is at his most unlikable , so much so that his boss , di steel , a lesbian with somewhat questionable ethics and disturbing unhygienic habits gives him a talking to about his " attitude . " in dark blood , convicted serial rapist / senior abuse richard knox is also a pov character and he is definitely not a sympathetic person . logan is almost comically overworked and overburdened with the number of crimes he ' s expected to solve in every book i have read in the series so far , but in dark blood it is more disturbing than comedic . that being said , by the end of the book , a fair number of the 1 / 2 dozen cases on logan ' s brief do get resolved , one way or the other . however for some reason in dark blood , the dark and depressing downward spiral both logan ' professional and personal lives appear to be in for most of the book made me less likely to engage with the story . i ' m not sure why this was the case this time . i suppose it ' s because we have seen logan generally get fantastic results so many times before that it is starting to feel oppressive that he doesn ' t get the recognition he deserves and is instead apparently engaged in self - sabotage for reasons which are somewhat opaque . happily by the end of the book he does appear to be cutting down on both the smoking and the boozing so there is hope that things will be looking up for him im future entries . i hope so .