teen devian ( english : three goddesses ) is a 1965 bollywood film directed by amarjeet starring dev anand .

filmed mostly in black and white , with some colour scenes , the movie tells the story of a poet who falls in love with three different women .

it is inspired by writer d.h. lawrence 's works .

the music was composed by s. d. burman , whose son rahul dev burman composed the english version of this film titled " oh boy and three girls " but the print was never released .

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teen devian <EOT> khwab ho tum ya koi haqeeqat lyrics - teen devian ( 1965 ) . movie / album : teen devian ( 1965 ) . singers : . . . other songs lyrics from teen devian ( 1965 ) .

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but cine – goers of my generation will always remember her fondly . she did two super hit films like ; ” professor ” and ” teen devian ” in 1962 and 1965 respectively .

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in ” professor ” , she was in solo lead . in ” teen devian “ , she shared screen with much senior nanda and another beauty simi gerewal . still she got top billing .

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i was unable to get teen devian and searched for it for quite a long time . i got the shemaroo dvd of teen devian . i saw that the certificate was ‘a’ . i searched the net and got to know that it was because of the kissing scenes in colour , that were missing from the dvd . i dont feel that kissing is adultic . i think that any other company shall produce a dvd of the movie and get it censored from the modern day censor board to get a ‘u’ or ‘u / a’ certificate without any cuts

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trivia - teen devian is inspired by the works of d . h . lawrence – an english poet , novelist and painter . he often explored themes such as spontaneity and emotional health . lawrence spent a large part of his life outside his country and termed it as a – savage pilgrimage .

oh , the prettiness . the teen devis , of course ; and dev anand – and some familiar faces , now and then .

which , i suppose , does make teen deviyaan a kalpana film – and a fitting tribute to the actress . rip , kalpana .

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she then did ” teen devian ” in 1965 with dev anand . sachin dev burman ‘s melodious music added ethereal quality to kalpana’s beauty . can any hindi movie buff forget dev anand entreating kalpana with kishore kumar , asha bhosle duet , are yaar meri tum bhi ho ghazab , ghoonghat to zara odho …… ?

i was saddened when i saw a recent photo of kalpana , which was published in times of india . age had dimmed her beauty . an aging and lonely kalpana mohan caught my fancy once again . i was not a huge fan of hers but i did like her in films like ; ” professor ” , ” teen devian ” , ” pyar kiye ja “ and ” biwi aur makaan ” . in the conservative india of 1965 , ” teen devian “ got a certificate from censors , so the film got famous and the craze was enormous . and i , like other youngsters of my age , was charmed by kalpana and this film .

inspired by d . h . lawrence ' s works , “teen deviyan” is dev anand ' s first adult film far ahead of its times .

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for me teen devian was great because the era in which it was made most hindi commercials were tear jerkers and foolishly emotional . this one was quite refreshing . where else can you find in one movie a handsome hero , his three beautiful heroines with a story ahead of its times plus superb music . what was shown in this movie is more relevant today in india .

she just did only couple of films . ” professor ” [ 1962 ] , ” naughty boy ” [ 1962 ] , ” teen devian ” [ 1965 ] , ” saheli ” [ 1965 ] , ” pyar kiye ja ” [ 1966 ] , ” biwi aur makan ” [ 1966 ] , ” tasveer ” [ 1966 ] and ” nawab sirajuddaula ” [ 1967 ] .

rip kalpana . will always love professor , pyar kiye jaa , even teen deviyan , and didn’t really mind naughty boy as a time pass and enjoyed the simplicity of the sets .

but i think you got it right anyway , samir – it was just that teen deviyaan didn’t quite have the calcutta ‘flavour’ as some other films ! ‘dalhousie’ was almost certainly dalhousie square .

very few know that dev anand shot an english version of “teen deviyan” , “oh boy and three girls” which had five english songs by harindranath chattopadhyay , tuned by r . d . burman . the print was never released .

wow ! thank you for all that information . i had seen what i thought was the original teen deviyaan on doordarshan years ago , but from your comment , i can see that even that was a heavily edited version .

“teen deviyan” was an average success but remains popular even today for its offbeat theme . and if it really was dev anand ' s directional debut , he did have a lot of potential as a director unnoticed in his later films .

i had heard about dev anand having ghost directed teen deviyaan . that seems to make sense , in some ways… somehow i wasn’t being able to reconcile this film with hum dono ( also directed by amarjeet ) ; both are so different .

i wonder why most of the people call sdb a thorough professional and claim that he chose singers on merit . i also dont agree with those who say rdb replaced rafi with kk for aradhana , because sdb had already discarded rafi . rafi was not a person who would leave the recording of a film and go abroad . the distributors of aradhana wanted to put their money only if rafi was singing , because sdb had already ditched rafi in jewel thief and teen devian . the two duets of rafi were recorded to pacify distributors and rafi knew that he was done for the film , so he went abroad .

i would probably never watch teen deviyaan , but now i have the entire weekend to contemplate what kind of songs me and my friends could sing to magically appear in front of each other…hope they will work in north america too — like uniting east and west coasts or something .

here is an article of the film urltoken ‘very few know that dev anand shot an english version of teen deviyan , oh boy and three girls which had five english songs by harindranath chattopadhyay , tuned by r . d . burman . ’ some songs were also in color .

inspired by d . h . lawrence ' s works , “teen deviyan” is dev anand ' s first adult film far ahead of its times . the problem with the script of the film is that it is light in nature , goes haywire and confused at places . actually it is a serious theme which needed deft handling by a director of vijay anand ' s calibre .

let’s agree to disagree on this one , upendra ! but yes , i do agree that the ‘lack of comic hijinks’ is a definite plus point in teen deviyaan – a forced comic subplot ( which seems to be almost ubiquitous in most hindi films of the 60s ) irritates me no end . only a handful of films managed to pull it off effectively without letting it get intrusive .

it was such a sad fact that most of the movies of 50s and 60s were great bore in spite of good star cast and directors . it may have a very loose screenplay or not very effective editing or this or that . music would invariably be good , but chances are that picturization may make you detest the song . teen deviyan songs were at least good to watch on the screen as well .

i have the movie teen deviyaan , got it in my insane quest to find all of dev’s movies and i watched it recently , but since it was the shemaroo one – the colored scenes were edited out . i remember thinking , “okay , what just happened ? ” when he just randomly comes out and is so happy cause he knows whom to choose . did i mention that i hate shemaroo dvds because they cut everything off ?

i did not see teen deviyaan but i think it wasn’t a box - office success , anyway the songs were really good . i can here them countless number of times . by the way did you know that kalpana was briefly married to writer sachin bhowmick . back then it was big news but the marriage was short - lived , i was surprised to see no mention of it in all the obituaries that were published in the newspapers .

i think i remember reading about kalpana having been married to sachin bhowmick at one time – i think someone mentioned it on a blog ( possibly even this one ! ) , but i did recall that she’d been married to someone pretty famous . even when i was watching teen deviyaan and seeing her act the part of this outwardly - vivacious , inwardly - lonely actress , i was wondering if some of that was true of kalpana in real life…

the soul of “teen deviyan” is its haunting lyrics by majrooh sultanpuri tuned to immortality by s . d . burman . all the six songs , “aise to na dekho” , “likha hai teri” , “are yaar meri” , “khwab ho ya” , “kaye be khayal hoke” and “kitni sardi” rendered by mohammad rafi , kishore kumar , lata mangeshkar and asha bhonsle are super hits , well conceived and picturised . the editing of course is loose at a number of junctures .

oh , you didn’t need to do that , i am sure there are people who’d like teen deviyaan for what it is , even if i don’t – just as i freely admit that i hate some cult movies like casablanca or awara . it’s all a question of personal likes and dislikes ; if , despite watching a film a couple of times , i still don’t like it much , i don’t know if trying to convince me that it’s good will convince me .

d ev anand was the best romantic hero of the indian screen along with late uttam kumar in the ' 50s , ' 60s and ' 70s . his love scenes were serene , modern and effective even without touching his heroines . that he was ahead of even dilip kumar , raj kapoor and guru dutt in this aspect was proved to the hilt in “teen deviyan” . the film directed by dev anand ' s brilliant publicist amarjeet is supposed to have been ghost directed by the icon himself .

teen deviyaan is mainly in black and white , but with some scenes – towards the end of the film – in colour . these have been edited out of the shemaroo dvd / vcd . i do remember these scenes having been part of the film when i watched them back in the good old days , and they form a critical part of the film . if you don’t find these in the film , don’t blame the director ( amar jeet ) ; blame whichever video production churned out that disc .

yes , teen deviyaan is a feast for the eyes and the ears , but that’s about it . not one of my favourite dev anand films either . i’m wondering if they’d been trying to emulate one of those hollywood screwball comedies – the type cary grant was so good at , or rock hudson – one good - looking and eligible bachelor being pursued by various girls , and not being able to choose… only , this didn’t have any comic element , and not much else other than his songs with the girls . : - (

i last watched this film years ago on doordarshan , and was left feeling disappointed . this time round , older and wiser , i thought i’d be better able to appreciate it . no such luck . the problem with teen deviyaan is that the story is too simple , the screenplay too flat to really hold your interest for long . dev goes out with girl # 1 , and they sing a song . dev goes out with girl # 2 , and they sing a song . dev goes out with girl # 3 , and they sing a song . dev cannot make up his mind whom he wants to spend the rest of his life with .

one of the best romantic classic , teen deviyaan is a film which is all about selecting among equals your most soft emotion , love . this is a simple story of a middle class man who came into limelight by his poetic talent and charming personality . he is attracted towards three women and vice versa , one a hindi movie star , the second a rich lady and the third who lives in his neighborhood . the situation put him in confusion as he has to decide one of them as his life partner . he asked for few days from all of them . ultimately he goes to a astrologer and asked him who he loves most . his confusion is no more and he came to know the lady living in his neighborhood who really cares for him and loves him is his true love . devanand played the lead character and has fully justified his contemporary romantic image .

teen deviyaan is a great film . a very breezy entertainer and a very modern film for its time in the 1960s . the music and songs are terrific though the lyrics of majrooh are meaningless at places . dev anand is a tremendous star and as usual does great justice to his role . kalpana is sexy and nanda is ok . simi too is just about ok . the film has terrific dialogue by vrajendra gaur who wrote most of dev anand ' s films like mahal , duniya , warrant , jaali note , manzil , etc . etc . it is a story of dev getting attracted to three females - the mod kalpana , simi and the homely nanda . he eventually opts for nanda . the story is about ok but its been narrated in a gripping way and the dialogue and songs and the great dev anand are the highlight of the film . a must watch film for all dev anand fans .

the film opens with a brilliant background commentary by the legendary amin sayani who describes the various facets of romance . the story revolves around dev dutt ( dev anand ) a handsome , educated and gifted poet who works as an assistant in merry music store of kolkata ( then calcutta ) . his boss , i . s . johar is hard and rude from outside but has a truly soft corner for dev dutt and understands his talents well .

in due course , dev comes across nanda ( nanda ) who is a steno - typist at a corporate office . both are tenants at the same residence , owned by harindranath chatterjee and ruby mayers . dev ' s creative abilities and straightforward attitude towards life draw him close to nanda and a sweet emotional relation develops between them .

as dev moves from strength to strength as a poet , he comes across a celebrated actress kalpana ( kalpana ) to whom he proves in their first confrontation that he is not overwhelmed by glamorous women and does not allow them to dominate him . in the course of a series of meetings , kalpana also starts liking dev .

the debonair dev comes across his third beloved in the form of radha rani ( simmi ) , a socialite who is intelligent and an ardent music lover . torn between his three beloveds , dev has a tormented life which is a mixture of uncertainties , pathos and restlessness . he ultimately opts for the simple middle class nanda in whom he finds his real love and life partner .

shot mainly in black and white , the last few frames between dev anand and rashid khan ( the magician ) are in colour . the cinematography is simple without any jugglery . the various facets of womanhood i . e . love , sacrifice , ambition , ruthlessness and possessiveness are effectively depicted through the characters of nanda , kalpana and radha rani .

dev anand as dev dutt is confident , smart and looks divine in his urban costumes many of which became trendsetters of that period . no unnecessary nodding of the head , straight walking , his eyes expressing volumes , dev anand showed a lot of promise as an actor in the romantic scenes , specially whilst emoting silently . nanda shines in an average character elevating it with her dignity and subtle performance , kalpana is accommodating and simmi proves she is a volcano of talent whom the hindi film industry could never utilize properly . i . s . johar is loud at times , and an actor of rashid khan ' s calibre is wasted .

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devdutt anand works in a company selling musical instruments , and is always late for work , infuriating his boss , i . s . johar . things change for the better when johar finds out that devdutt has a talent for writing poems , and he gets devdutt to write and even gets them published for him . this gets devdutt into the limelight and increases sales for johar ' s business . while traveling home by best bus , he meets with nanda , who has come to live in his neighborhood , and both are attracted to each other . one night devdutt comes to the assistance to bollywood movie actress kalpana when her car breaks down , she finds out he is a poet and arranges a meeting with him , again both are attracted to each other . devdutt is asked to deliver a piano to the palatial house of a wealthy woman named simi alias radha rani . she too is impressed by devutt ' s poems and invites him over to her house for a party , and again both are attracted to each other . knowing fully well that he cannot marry three women in his . . .

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devdutt anand works in a company selling musical instruments , and is always late for work , infuriating his boss , i . s . johar . things change for the better when johar finds out that devdutt has a talent for writing poems , and he gets devdutt to write and even gets them published for him . this gets devdutt into the limelight and increases sales for johar ' s business . while traveling home by best bus , he meets with nanda , who has come to live in his neighborhood , and both are attracted to each other . one night devdutt comes to the assistance to bollywood movie actress kalpana when her car breaks down , she finds out he is a poet and arranges a meeting with him , again both are attracted to each other . devdutt is asked to deliver a piano to the palatial house of a wealthy woman named simi alias radha rani . she too is impressed by devutt ' s poems and invites him over to her house for a party , and again both are attracted to each other . knowing fully well that he cannot marry three women in his country , a tortured and uncertain devdutt must now make up his mind as who he wants as his life - partner .

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this post is two weeks late . late , because it’s a tribute to the actress kalpana , who passed away on january 4 this year . i didn’t get to know about her death till the 8 th , and then – though i did want to do a tribute post – i couldn’t think of a film i hadn’t reviewed , and liked well enough to want to review . ( two of my favourite films – professor and pyaar kiye jaa – starred kalpana , but i’ve already reviewed them . and other kalpana films i’ve seen include naughty boy and saheli – both of which i found almost impossible to sit through ) . last weekend , in desperation , i watched teesra kaun , thinking i’d review that ; but that was a disappointment too . so , finally : an old classic . not a great film , but very pretty . and a good kalpana showcase .

starts off to commentary by ameen sayani , as the camera moves through bombay’s streets , showing love blooming – and sometimes nipped in the bud .

bear the names of the actors who play them ) finds herself being – as she sees it – followed . the man , dev dutt anand ( dev anand ) , has been sitting in the bus beside her , and has bought a ticket for dalhousie ( after she’s bought one ) :

…and has now even followed her into the boarding house where she lives . at this point , nanda loses her temper and yells at dev , threatening to call the police . instead , her shouting attracts the attention of the boarding house’s owners , mr pinto ( harindranath chattopadhyay ) and his wife ( ruby myers ) . mr and mrs pinto assure nanda that she’s misunderstood this ; dev is their new lodger .

nanda is sheepish and embarrassed . but dev forgives her readily – and even sings a lovely song , quite apparently aimed at her , though he’s in his room and she’s in hers , watching each other only through a gap . within a couple of days , they’re good friends . in fact , nanda is pretty much in love with dev . he flirts with her , is sweet to her , even goes off on a day trip into the countryside with her .

meanwhile , dev has begun working at merry musical stores . it’s been a shaky start – his boss , i s johar ( i s johar , of course ) flies off the handle when dev turns up late on the very first day . but one day , i s johar happens to come across a poem that dev’s written and is so impressed that he quickly forgives dev all his shortcomings and prays that dev’s poems will soon get published . hopefully some of dev’s subsequent fame will rub off onto merry musical stores too .

one evening , dev’s sitting on a bench in a park when a passing car goes hurtling through a puddle , and dev is liberally splashed . he calls out to the driver – a woman ( kalpana ) – that something’s fallen off her car . curious , she reverses , then gets out of the car to have a look around . …giving dev an opportunity to have his revenge for the drenching he received . he’s been fiddling with a hosepipe all this while , and now turns it on her , leaving her wet . and furious .

even worse , when she gets into her car and tries to start it , it won’t start . soon , a bunch of stragglers has collected . instead of helping her , they spend all their time ogling her and passing comments . finally , dev takes pity on her and offers to attend to her car ; the engine kicks in immediately , and dev takes it upon himself to drive her to her home . she makes it quite clear that she doesn’t want his help , but dev insists , and leaves her with no option but to agree .

by the time he gets her home – having draped his coat over her wet and shivering shoulders – this mysterious lady is rather more kindly disposed towards dev , though she doesn’t show it . however , when he’s gone and she’s changing out of her wet clothes , she looks fondly down at his coat… and sees his notebook of poems sticking out of the pocket . she has a look through it .

and in the next scene , i s johar has a piece of very good news to share with dev : his book of poems has been accepted by a publisher ! the first proof copies have arrived ! dev has arrived ! i s johar will be sending out copies to some of merry musical stores’ clients .

one of these is the wealthy and influential socialite radharani ‘simi’ ( simi garewal ) . simi has received a copy of dev’s book of poems and is completely bowled over by them . dev happens to come to her home to deliver a piano and tune it for her . she , lying on the sofa , begins to exult over the poetry she’s been reading , and dev owns up to being the poet .

then , a couple of days later , a lady resurfaces in dev’s life : the unknown woman to whom he had lent his coat . she’s in her car again , and offers him a lift . it turns out that this woman is kalpana , and she’s a famous actress . her life’s a whirl of men trying to flatter her , making promises of laying their hearts at her feet , and so on . dev’s failure to even recognise her has endeared him to her . she likes his candour , and the fact that he treats her as a friend , not as an idol .

she’s even bought him a new coat , which she hands over to him in the car , insisting that he wear it in exchange for his old coat . and that isn’t the only time they meet . one day , kalpana wheedles dev into accompanying her for a shoot in the countryside . they have a minor mishap along the way , the car goes into a ditch , and dev and kalpana spend an interesting day getting to know the locals …

but remember that there are three ladies in this saga . simi now comes back into the picture , with an invitation to a party at her home . dev is reluctant to go , but i s johar persuades him . simi is vastly influential ; she knows everybody worth knowing . she can give his writing career the boost it needs . dev must go . so dev goes . he is an instant success . and he manages to convince both simi and kalpana that the dreamily romantic song he’s singing is for her .

then , there’s kalpana . successful , popular , a famous face – but with a sadness in her eyes , which dev correctly guesses to be loneliness . kalpana admits it to him , too ; she has seen the superficiality of the life that surrounds her , and she longs for someone to truly understand her , as a person , not just a beautiful face . will dev be that person ?

and – sitting in the boarding house , helping dev upstairs when he returns drunk from simi’s party , is nanda . sweet , down - to - earth , the girl next door .

the music . this is one of my favourite s d burman scores : an array of delightful songs , each better than the next . my personal favourite of these songs is khwaab ho tum ya koi haqeeqat , followed closely by arre yaar meri tum bhi ho gazab . likha hai teri aankhon mein kiska afsaana and aise toh na dekho are also very good songs , though i’m not as fond of either uff kitni thandi hai yeh rut or kahin bekhayaal hokar .

this would’ve been interesting if there had been better , more intense character development – or a peppier plot . unfortunately , the film meanders from one dev - and - girl rendezvous to another , and becomes increasingly tedious in the process . nanda and simi are pretty one - dimensional : nanda is sweet and homey , simi is elegant and wealthy . of the three , the only one who may be interesting ( though it isn’t taken any further ) is kalpana , the successful actress who hides a sad , lonely heart behind a laughing , flirting exterior .

yeah , those colour scenes ! wonder if they are in any copy of the circulating dvds . wonder why they should cut it out ?

whom dev will choose is a simple enough answer , so i won’t attempt to answer the question . who is the director ? is this simi’s first film ? she looks beautiful and elegant as usual !

i read somewhere that there was kissing in those colour scenes – only read this on some online forum , mind you , so i can’t say if that was true or not . besides , i saw the film on dd so long ago , i don’t remember the details now ( in any case , dd would have themselves censored any smooching ! ) but it’s silly for shemaroo to have completely deleted those scenes , because what happens in those scenes is what leads dev to decide whom he wants… without those scenes , it’s really a “huh ? what happened ? ” moment . the last minute or so of the movie is a completely inexplicable mess .

the director is amar jeet ( who also directed hum dono ) . and no , this wasn’t simi’s first film – i don’t know which film she debuted in , but i’ve also seen her in son of india ( famous for that nanha - munna raahi hoon song ) . that was back in 1962 . she always looked so classy !

oh , some bombaywallah will have to tell me why dev and nanda were buying tickets to dalhousie . i thought it was the name of a landmark bus stop – like flora fountain .

i always used to frequent the local trains in bombay . the best buses just scared me , because i would never know where to get down .

what scared me are the ` locals’ ( i mean the trains , not the people – bombaywallahs are generally a much nicer lot than dilliwallahs ) . the first time i was at a platform and the train pulled in , i went “huhhh ? ? ! how the hell am i supposed to get in there ? ”

i can imagine how you felt . boarding a local train is the litmus test !

my bambaiyya street creds still exist ! i boarded a train from vt at 5pm – with bags and bags of books and movies . i managed not only to hop into the compartment , or well , get myself shoved in , but also to be quick enough to get a window seat ! ya - ay me !

i took the easy way out and went in the ladies’ compartment – from andheri to vt – and managed to get a seat too . : - )

@ anu : getting in at vt doesn’t count . it is a starting station . but 5 pm gives it more credentials !

but i confess i chickened out on the way back and took a cab instead . ; - )

dusted off ji , simi garewal debuted in tarzan comes to india - 1962 , along with feroze khan , when she was just 15 year old . son of india came later . - arunkumar deshmukh

it’s been a long time since i watched the film , so i don’t remember exactly . have a look – it should be available on youtube .

so sad , i watched the movie yesterday evening and got disappointed watching its climax . i went through different versions , result was same . i think i saw it earlier during my childhood days , mya be 7 or 8 yrs old on doordarshan in the late 80s . i still remember , i think on weekends friday or saturday after 11pm there used to be a show on doordarshan , old hindi classics ( only b & w movies ) . feeling nostalgic thinking about those days when doordarshan was the only source of entertainment . btw your posts are indeed very nice , of high standard . . thanks for sharing here

yes , those good old days of doordarshan , when there was only one channel ! ( later , of course , the metro channel was added , and we thought that was supersleek ) . my sister and i , i remember , used to watch pretty much everything that was aired – we even watched graameen bhaiyon ke liye once or twice , because we were so bored . : - d

but i loved the fact that we got to see so many old hindi movies . especially around election time : they’d show entire retrospectives , and that used to be fantastic . almost all the popular movies ( and some not so well - known ones , too ) which i’ve seen i first saw as a child , on doordarshan .

thank you for the appreciation . : - ) i’m so glad you enjoy these posts !

well said , those nostalgic yesterdays will never return . actually i am a malayali , yet have always loved hindi songs and movies since childhood . as a child , i didn’t know hindi , yet loved old hindi songs a lot . thanks to dd .

that’s interesting ! we have a lot to thank dd for . : - )

oh , what a nice discussion between you two ! i think , we all , hindi song lovers should be grateful to dd . many songs and films , we saw first one dd . i have very blurred memories of films , as i used to remember only songs ! omg : - )

chitrahaar and rangoli during my childhood days of late 1980s and early 1990s . as am from kerala , i got to know about hindi songs only through this medium . in the second half of 1990s , i made vivid bharati radiostation my best companion and used to carry it wherever i go while at home .

with so many comments in replies , what’s in the color climax , that i detailed in sept 2016 post , perhaps is difficult to find . please search for my 2016 comment , on this page and you will find it . it has all the details from my vhs copy .

thank you . sandhya , you could try searching on this page . use ‘rana’ , i think , as a search term .

actually there is no where we could see that colour climax . searched all over the internet . can it be digitised and posted in youtube or somewhere . please . . since you have a vhs copy . may be you are the only ray of hope in this regard . there are 4 to 5 copies in youtube of the movie and none of them has the colour climax . : (

i did convert that missing scene from vhs to dvd , some 2 years ago . unfortunately , so far haven’t figured an easy way to convert from dvd to youtube compatible format . i did send that dvd copy to 4 - 5 friends and also asked them to post it ( reminded one of them just 2 - 3 days ago and he said he will ) on youtube . hopefully , it’ll get posted . i could mail the dvd to you , if you like .

dear sir it would so kind of you if you could mail me the hypnotic scene where dev sir decides nanda ( gurungkhem365 @ gmail . com ) . thank you very much

not the best dev anand film i suppose but so much loveliness in it . nanda looks so cute and i love it when dev sings aise toh na dekho to her ! ! but i think my heart beats to the tune of kahi bekhayal ho kar ! ! sublime…

i liked the songs . full stop . this was another maya to me , though this was an interesting premise let down by the script – that of a man who was attracted to three different woman , and had to make a choice . so many interesting possibilities ( that were squandered ) … and quite a daring theme actually – after all , pyaar ek baar hi hota hai as shahrukh so earnestly said ! and here was a man who was in love with three women – simultaeneously ! : ) )


rampart is a 2011 american drama film .

directed by oren moverman and co-written by moverman and james ellroy , the film stars woody harrelson , ice cube , ned beatty , anne heche , steve buscemi , and sigourney weaver .

it is set in the midst of the fallout from the rampart scandal of the late 1990s , when corrupt los angeles police department officer dave brown ( harrelson ) is forced to face the consequences of his wayward career .

the film premiered at the toronto international film festival on september 10 , 2011 .

and was released in theaters in the u.s. on february 10 , 2012 .

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rampart ( film ) <EOT> “rampart” producer lawrence inglee acknowledges that the film is serving as a kind of guinea pig for the modified millennium .

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terrance malick’s “the tree of life” topped the winners of the african - american film critics awards , topping runners - up “drive , ” “pariah” and “rampart . ”

an earlier version of this review mistakenly attributed the co - authorship of rampart ' s screenplay to elmore leonard . the film was co - written by james ellroy .

, it should have no trouble expanding at least somewhat . the overall number one film ,

before you go to see the rampart movie , watch this next video first with comments from the film ' s producer ben foster and director oren moverman about how they shaped the story .

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perhaps it ' s just as well . after all , only a few cops in los angeles ' s rampart division were convicted of corruption way back then , and today rampart cops are known as honest and tough .

go ahead , ask woody harrelson anything…as long as it & apos ; s about his current movie , rampart .

' rampart ' . a fine lesson in self - destruction that meandered too often between some nice uncomfortable moments .

next is a spectacular video interview with director oren moverman . rampart director oren moverman runs : 3 : 36 mins

actor ben foster , who co - starred in the messenger and rampart , will present the award to moverman .

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at the beginning of the film , the screen is black and a graphic states " los angeles 1999 " as the film fades into a wide shot overview of the hamburger stand , a 2005 cadillac cts drives through the intersection .

a lot of information is available about the real rampart scandal in news stories , most of it conflicting . for an excellent perspective , please watch the real rampart story in a two - part documentary near the end of this article .

the following insightful video interviews about the rampart movie feature actor woody harrelson , director oren moverman and producer ben foster .

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what also convinced the “rampart” team was a commitment from millennium films production president mark gill , the veteran distribution executive who presided over warner independent pictures in its heyday ( “march of the penguins” ) , to consult on the film’s theatrical release .

harrelson delivers his best performance in years . he is a chain smoking , articulate and volatile figure that is on the brink of blowing at any moment . he consumes the film because he is the film . he is in every scene to…

even screenwriter ellroy says that the so - called rampart scandal was " a stick of dynamite with a wet fuse . "

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“we knew we would be the first film in this new concept , ” he says . “but bill lee described a distribution company that we were all hoping for , and their vision for the film was more compelling than anything else we heard . ”

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“rampart” is rated r ( under 17 requires parent or adult guardian ) . bad behavior in the extreme , and toe sucking .

police and prosecutors say the department needs a more permanent - - and larger - - funding source so the film won ' t fall victim to budget shortfalls . the department has had to scramble in recent months to supply enough film to meet growing demand .

cops who lived through the rampart scandal and have seen the movie say it is authentic , the real deal , and captures the essence of the events and the atmosphere . regular moviegoers are not convinced and think the rampart scandal could be dropped without missing anything .

captivating drama , rampart is a surprisingly gripping film about a corrupt cop played by woody harrelson in a well rounded performance . the film ' s story is smart , tense and is entertaining due to a strong performance by its lead actor . what i enjoyed about the film was that it was a tense piece of drama , a film that managed to be a gripping , well paced picture that told a riveting story and is elevated by some strong performances . i didn ' t expect much going into this film , and i must admit , i kind of avoided it for awhile , but i ' m glad i did . directed by the same director who helped the terrific drama the messenger , rampart gives you an unflinching portrait of a cop that is corrupt and abuses his oath . harrelson is perfect for the part , and he commands each scene that he ' s in . the story is well constructed and is perfectly paced in order to create a rousing sense of tension , which is ever present in the film . this is a fine drama thriller , one that ranks among the most memorable ones in the last few years , and like i said , it ' s a film that is entertaining and captivating in the way it handles its story . this is a film that is well worth your time if you want a well executed drama that boasts great performances , terrific storytelling and exceptional direction . rampart is an incredible drama and it ' s a film that is thoroughly engaging and is a finely made picture that you won ' t forget anytime soon . the film ' s strength lies in a solid and unforgettable performance by woody harrelson and it has a finely written script that has never a dull moment .

millennium mounted an oscar - qualifying one - week run in late november that generated some strong reviews for “rampart” ( “terrific — tense , shocking , complex [ and ] mesmerizing : ” entertainment weekly ) , but the film saw little award - season recognition beyond a spirit award nomination for harrelson . ford says the preliminary release produced fairly good initial sales and helped “keep up the momentum” on the film .

the movie has hit some festivals and i’m already hearing so much about how good harrelson is in the film that i’ve just had to shut down all of the chatter until i get a chance to see the film . rampart is scheduled for a limited oscar - qualifying run in new york and la starting next week , but most of us won’t get a chance to see it until january 2012 .

harrelson replied to andy rooney ' s question claiming the story was not true followed by " lets focus on the film people . " redditor bersh pointed out harrelson’s insistence to only answer questions about the film he was promoting , despite using the thread topic ask me anything .

woody harrelson as police officer dave brown in rampart : ' he ' s an emblematic figure , though precisely what he represents remains undefined . '

the backlash didn’t end there . both harrelson and rampart have become running jokes on reddit and a bevy of memes mocking the event have proliferated throughout the web . one redditor even submitted an entry for “rampart” to urltoken , defined as “to have sex with and then never call again . ”

while gill will only consult on the theatrical releases of “rampart” and “bernie , ” bill lee says his contributions so far have been “invaluable . ”

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the movie is full of action , and has great acting , excellent characters and touching scenes . even though the rampart movie may be a film for real men with unrealistic dreams and no understanding of women ( which is nearly 100 % of us poor slobs ) , we think it is worth seeing .

why is he this way ? that question helps explain why the movie is so absorbing , because there is no answer . " rampart " lacks the usual plot engines behind crime films , in which motivation comes from money , lust or revenge . brown behaves in this film primarily just to do bad things .

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there ' s some family drama here that flows well with the narrative at first . then it just goes away . ben foster shows his ability to be unrecognizable . a well paced film that showcases the range of the actors involved . the ending is very abrupt and makes the film all the more forgettable .

hi reddit , it’s woody here . i’m in new york today doing interviews for my new film rampart , which opens in theaters on february 10th . i’ll be checking in from 3 - 4est today and will get to as many of your questions as i can , so start asking now ! be back soon .

rampart : to have sex with and then never call again . did you hear about woody harrelson ramparting that girl ' s virginity at her high school prom ?

he did strong work as a gruff army captain breaking bad news to the families of fallen soldiers in the messenger . now he has teamed up again with that film ' s director , oren moverman , for rampart . as dave brown , a cop in late - 1990s los angeles , he looks like an easter island statue in shades , or a bullet with stubble scalp . the film portrays one man ' s dark night of the soul in gaudy , sun - frazzled colours .

rampart doesn’t end up having as much emotional punch to it as the messenger did , mainly because it feels as though the idea was not thought out to completion .

" if you give me a gun and don ' t give me the bullets , what good is that ? " said sgt . john vanelli , who works in the lapd ' s rampart police station . " if you give me a camera and no film . . . i can ' t use that tool anymore . "

again , there are some things to like about the film . it’s well - made , creates an unsettling atmosphere , and even starts to break into emotional territory in the final act ( i hesitate to say “third” for the reasons stated above ) . of course , there’s also harrelson’s performance to marvel at , but the sudden ending doesn’t do the film any favors , not after waiting through what felt like the writers stalling more development until the conclusion . that’s where rampart ultimately becomes a letdown .

youtube uploads of trailers for rampart began being disliked in large numbers following the posting . within 3 days the official upload of the trailer had 236 likes to 194 dislikes .

the crunchy rock laid over this trailer sounds completely wrong for the movie , but that aside rampart looks fantastic and harrelson comes across like a total monster . can’t wait .

harrelson denied the allegation , but things only got worse from there , as he refused to answer questions that didn’t pertain to the film and left the conversation shortly thereafter .

some police stations , including devonshire and van nuys in the san fernando valley , have stockpiled the film . but others have just a few shots left in their cameras .

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rampart doesn ' t end up having as much emotional punch to it as the messenger did , mainly because it feels as though the idea was not thought out to completion .

woody harrelson ( “rampart” ) and albert brooks ( “drive” ) took acting wins alongside “the help” stars viola davis and octavia spencer , while “shame” director steve mcqueen took directing honors .

to further confirm that the idea wasn’t thought out to its full extent , the film leaves us with an ambiguous ending . we have some notion where the main plot might go , among other threads , but nothing is resolved by the time the credits begin to roll , as though the writers decided not to have a third act for the film .

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lee specifically touts millennium’s ability to eschew “a one - size - fits - all approach” in favor of selecting one of four distinct release plans to best fit a film’s needs .

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the los angeles police department ' s late - ' 90s reputation was far from spotless ; reports of misconduct came flooding by the dozen out of the anti - gang unit of the " rampart " division . oren moverman ' s rampart funnels those widespread sins into a single vessel — a cop whose corruption runs so deep that he barely acknowledges right and wrong anymore .

harrelson answered : " first off , its not true , and second off , i don ' t want to answer questions about that . lets focus on the film people . "

but even representatives at polaroid , which sold the cameras and film to the city at a discount , say they can ' t do much about the lapd ' s budget troubles .

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the film is written , almost inevitably , by james ellroy , connoisseur of all things rotten in the city of angels . his co - writer , and the film ' s director , is oren moverman , whose brilliant debut , the messenger ( out in the uk last year ) , also starred harrelson as an army officer deputed to " casualty notification " – bringing the bad news to the relatives of soldiers killed on active duty . if that film was about coping with a difficult job , rampart is all about not coping , about making a difficult job much worse . harrelson plays la patrol cop dave " date rape " brown , whose unfortunate moniker alludes to a notorious case in which he may have murdered a serial date rapist .

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today’s new york and los angeles release of “rampart” will test the marketability of woody harrelson playing a corrupt l . a . cop — and the mettle of its fledgling distributor , millennium entertainment .

the marketing team behind the upcoming movie , rampart , have been pasting up controversial posters in several major u . s . cities showing woody harrelson’s character , officer dave brown , beating a man with a night stick . the posters simply say “i work for you” with the opening date and are meant to look like street art wheatpaste posters . the film opens february 10 , 2012 .

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rampart division of the lapd covers an area of nearly eight square miles and serves 375 , 000 people west and northwest of downtown los angeles , including echo park , pico - union and westlake . its name is derived from rampart boulevard , one of the main streets in its patrol area . the division employs about 350 police officers and is l . a . ' s most densely populated community .

from the moment i heard about rampart the movie placed high on my ‘must - see’ list . the messenger director oren moverman reunites with woody harrelson and ben foster to tell a story about the lapd’s disgraced rampart division , with a script originally written by la crime master james ellroy . ice cube is a good cop and ned beatty is in the movie , as are sigourney weaver and steve buscemi .

though harrelson said he continued to circle back to his film because he " consider [ s ] my time valuable , " users vowed to boycott the flick after the 15 - minute online fiasco .

lapd cmdr . jim mcmurray , head of the division that handles domestic violence training , said the department is studying the use of digital photography , an expensive technology that does not use conventional film .

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" rampart " doesn ' t tell a coherent story as much as swirl the drain with dave , as his increasingly desperate efforts to save himself simply result in a cascade of self - inflicted wounds .

hollywood has made a movie about one of the worst police scandals in u . s . history , a movie about bad cops doing bad things in the 1990s . well , maybe it ' s about the rampart scandal . according to many moviegoers , they don ' t think the rampart scandal , although used as a " backdrop , " has much to do with what goes on in the movie .

woody harrelson knows what it’s like to be famous in real life , but after a failed attempt to promote his latest film on reddit , he’s learning what it’s like to be infamous on the internet .

” but less strawberry - scented ) and coming under fire for his brutal tactics . we got to speak to harrelson about the character , his relationship with “rampart” director moverman , his thoughts on the forthcoming “

woody harrelson participated in one of reddit ' s " ask me anything " ( ama ) threads friday , but perhaps someone should have told him it wasn ' t called " ask me anything , as long as it ' s about my new movie . " the 50 - year - old actor ' s answers infuriated the website ' s users as he attempted to promote his new film , " rampart . "

woody harrelson hits movie screens with such galvanizing force in rampart , you might be surprised that hollywood didn ' t cower and hand him an oscar nomination , trembling . it ' s getting harder and harder to remember that he first came to fame as lovable naive " woody " on cheers . his turn in rampart is closer to that worldly carnality from the people vs . larry flynt but drained of any subversive joy .

“but it was nice to have marketing and pr and distribution all on the same page , especially on a specialty film , ” says patricof . “it takes a village to release one of these things . ”

the city attorney ' s office bought 400 of the cameras last year for officers to document injuries , providing powerful evidence for prosecutors . the lapd pays for the film , which costs about 90 cents a shot .

woody harrelson is leaner in " rampart , " the skin tight over the skull , the jawline defiant . his eyes are busy . he is a cop in the los angeles police district that became notorious in 1999 as a cesspool of corruption , but this man takes corruption with him wherever he goes . the movie is co - written by the unsurpassed crime writer james ellroy , who no doubt knows enough stories about rampart to write a dozen movies , but his inspiration here is to make this cop a stand - alone character study , isolated within himself . he doesn ' t require the reprehensible environment of rampart . he ' s self - fueled .

rampart takes its title from the lapd division that became mired in accusations of brutality and corruption consistent with those aired in the film . that implicated an entire squad , whereas the movie ( co - written by moverman and the novelist james ellroy ) is a character study , isolating dave to such an extent that he seems at times to be the only cop pounding the beat , the one scapegoat for an entire department ' s ills .

academy award - nominated oren moverman is the writer / director of the recently shot the dinner , ( starring richard gere and laura linney ) , and time out of mind . he is the winner of the international critics award at the 2014 toronto film festival . moverman also directed rampart and his directorial debut the messenger , which garnered a nomination for the 2010 best screenplay award and other accolades . he is also a much - acclaimed screenwriter .

“the whole industry is still searching for the best possible formula , ” says lee . “but we’re studying each film , studying the market and coordinating with retailers , filmmakers and exhibitors to find the best release for them . ”

" polaroid is not stupid , " mcmurray said . " i think they were creating a little demand for this film . . . . if i had to do it again , i might rethink this generous donation . "

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dave brown ( woody harrelson ) is the distillation of the worst qualities of every dirty cop you ' ve seen on - screen before , as smartly manipulative as he is physically cruel . it ' s a tough job to put a character this unlikable at the center of a movie without making the film just as distasteful . but moverman and co - writer james ellroy humanize brown without ever absolving him , making rampart a fascinating if deeply disturbing character study .

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women in film & television short film showcase ( " wifti short - case " ) is a powerful demonstration of our members’ creativity , vision , and artistry . founded in 2004 , the showcase presents selected films from wifti chapters around the world ; some of the recent showcase short films have been nominated for academy awards received distribution deals and garnered other recognition globally . wifti encourages unique points of view and storytelling that focus on subjects / issues that concern women .

the alice evenings are monthly networking social gathering , named after the first narrative film director , alice guy blaché , provides members the opportunity to present their work and / or topics of interest . members and potential members are welcomed .

as one user quipped , it turned out , unsurprisingly , harrelson was interested not in an ama but in an amaar ( " ask me anything about rampart " ) . while entertainment journos might respect those rules of engagement , the world wide web is less tame . some of the other questions were about harrelson ' s acting and past film roles , but the discussion about his role in a teenager ' s senior year dominated the discussion and resulting news coverage .

sean flanagan and jake coburn , of magnetbox films , will be joining the wift family to discuss film distribution in the digital age and why filmmakers should have a release plan in place before the first day of shooting commences . bring your questions and be ready to discuss your own projects , whether in development or wrapped , to learn how to chart the best course of action for your film including self distribution , negotiating your deals , and estimating your revenue streams .

the woodstock film festival celebrates its 17th anniversary , october 13 - 16 , 2016 , with an extraordinary line - up of fiercely independent films , panels , concerts and special events in woodstock , rhinebeck , kingston , rosendale and saugerties .

it , in a tangential way , reminds me of jodie foster sending out screeners of the beaver after the awards ' run saying she just hopes people see it , and i hope that happens with rampart . it deserves to be seen .

april 22 , 11am : panel : the future of the film industry in louisiana with led ; carroll morton - manager cultural development new orleans ( wift la advisory board member ) and carol bidault wift la president will be on the panel .

crumbling at the ' rampart ' : veteran l . a . cop dave brown ( woody harrelson , whose last collaboration with director oren moverman earned him his second oscar nomination ) is under pressure and not handling it well . millennium entertainment hide caption

of course , harrelson was not pleased with the question . " first of off , its not true , and second off , i don ' t want to answer questions about that . lets focus on the film people , " he replied .

the following day , a post titled " look , woody ! you ' re on urban dictionary " was submitted to the / r / funny [ 9 ] subreddit which included a screenshot of an urban dictionary submission for the word " rampart . "

the following plot description comes from the film producer ' s marketing machine , so it can ' t give away too much . but if you wish to remain oblivious until you see the movie , then don ' t read the next few paragraphs .

another cop film . what a surprise . woody harrelson is still fantastic here while playing a jackass . if i had his job then i might be a creep as well . i shouldn ' t feel sorry for such a character , but harrelson makes you care about his situation that feels like entrapment . however , its still an average film at best . director oren moverman does a fine job even if it lacks the emotional punch of his previous effort and at times the narrative feels a little muddled .

ahhh , the film that made woody harrelson the most hated man on reddit ( if you don ' t know what i ' m talking about , you have some reading to do my friend - - urltoken he was slaughtered , teased , provoked and assaulted ( all verbally of course ) and now he ' s out to take revenge in ' rampart . ' an engaging tale about a contemptible , rebellious cop whose life takes a continuous downward spiral as he struggles to keep his position on the police force .

after initially saying the department couldn ' t afford to buy more film until the new fiscal year begins in july , department officials this week scraped together $ 40 , 000 to replenish the supply . but police officials concede that is only a temporary solution .

advocates for battered women agree . patty giggans , executive director of the los angeles commission on assaults against women , said : " i think it ' s absolutely ridiculous that they ' re driving around with cameras , proven successful , and no film . "

woody harrelson , who portrays a corrupt police officer and vietnam vet in the oren moverman - directed drama rampart , talks to the hollywood reporte r ' s executive features editor stephen galloway about training for the intense role , and getting into trouble in his youth .

but you don’t have to wait until “the hunger games” spring debut to see a truly stellar woody harrelson performance . “rampart” opens in new york and la for an oscar - qualifying one - week run starting on wednesday before opening wide in january . don’t miss it .

rampart - this cop drama has a great cast and good central performance from woody harrelson . but even with this great ensemble it doesn’t elevate it above mediocre . on analysis it really feels too much like a movie version of ‘the shield’ ! ( b - )

there is an acrid , pessimistic , despairing wit in rampart sometimes , especially when brown reveals his specious fluency in legal casework , easily coming up with a legal precedent that justifies the latest brutality – which he may or may not have made up . perhaps this nightmare can still end in some kind of deal for brown . but it is when he has to face the incomprehension and contempt of his children that the blank despair shows on harrelson ' s face . rampart is a gripping movie , and a great addition to the ellroy canon .

movie review - ' rampart ' - a dissolute centurion , on his last legs director oren moverman and woody harrelson ( the messenger ) team up again for a complex account of a corrupt los angeles cop and his a final desperate bid to cash in . ( recommended )

the alice evenings ( first thursday of each month ) are monthly networking social gathering , named after the first narrative film director , alice guy blaché , provides members the opportunity to present their work and / or topics of interest . members and potential members are welcomed .

time out of mind’s oren moverman and oscar winner leon gast , along with actor ben foster and two - time academy award winner barbara kopple join participant media’s ceo david linde , and a stellar lineup of award recipients and presenters at the 17th annual woodstock film festival .

sean flanagan is the co - founder and head of distribution of magnetbox films . before this he served as the marketing and sales manager of quiver , the independent film branch of aggregator premiere digital services , where he worked on over five hundred films and tv series . before this his work included multi - year stints at cinema libre studio in marketing and publicity , nielsen’s media in tv marketing research , rk films , mtv , sports illustrated , gannett news , ridley scott productions and many more . magnetbox is producing i know that voice the series , which was announced at comic con 2017 , as well as scouts a film starring danny glover and loretta devine and a script currently in development with francisco productions entitled killdeer . they recently sales repped the ashley judd film trafficked , which sold to epic pictures .

in that film , harrelson ' s character turns out to have feelings after all . he ' s such a versatile actor , able to point one way and act in another . we know he can do that , and maybe that ' s why he ' s so fascinating in " rampart . " is it really possible for a man to be as evil and indifferent as dave brown , and be empty inside ? apparently so . what made him that way ? maybe nothing did . maybe it ' s just the way he is .

shooting down the first user who asked about an alleged one - night stand , harrelson — who agreed to the online interview seemingly aware of its format — got defensive and told the forum & apos ; s users he only wanted to " focus on the film . "

this film is very hit and miss . some scenes are very good , some are very underwhelming . plus there is a great cast , and yet some people like ice cube , sigourney weaver have barely any screentime . steve buscemi appears for about 30 seconds and yet he makes it to the poster billing . i would describe this film as an atmospheric thriller / drama very much in the vein of herzog ' s bad lieutenant : port of call new orleans . dave brown is a similar character , a corrupt cop with a massive ego . the film has some jarring editing and the plot often feels disjointed . the film also feels too long and has some major pacing issues . they cram a lot of excitement into the first 30 minutes , and then in the middle hour it slows down a hell of a lot . some scenes just feel out of place , like the nightclub scene . it ' s a complete mish mash of good and bad ideas colliding into each other , only just held together by interesting characters and good performances . i expected more from a piece written by james ellroy .

foster is best known for freaks & geeks , six feet under and major roles in many movies including x - men : the last stand , alpha dog , 3 : 10 to yuma , the messenger , the mechanic , rampart , kill your darlings , lone survivor and warcraft .

now let ' s have a look at the " a " story , the rampart scandal , as portrayed by hollywood . ( i ' ll describe the real - life " a " story in a moment . ) according to the movie notes , when rampart division gets mired in the corruption scandal , officer brown becomes an easy scapegoat for murdering his daughter ' s rapist ( maybe he did , maybe he didn ' t ) , as corrupt cops try to shift the blame to innocent ones , or , in this case , a not - so - innocent one .

rather than go into detail about users & apos ; varied inquiries — as is typically standard with the ama ( " ask me anything " ) format open to anyone visiting the site — harrelson chose to supply non - detailed answers that almost always referred back to his new film .

after a february opening , the reviews are mixed . some people hate the movie , saying it makes no sense , has no point , and has nothing to do with the rampart scandal . others say it is a spectacular movie with some of the best acting they ' ve ever seen .

dave’s graver troubles ignite after he’s caught on video beating a suspect nearly to death . the episode turns up the heat in an already simmering city . protesters start massing outside dave’s station , rampart , and politicians and the district attorney’s office ( whose numbers include an excellent sigourney weaver ) start circling .

as part of the press junket for the upcoming rampart , harrelson participated in one of the social news site’s popular “ask me anything” ( ama ) threads . almost immediately , one user asked the former cheers star about a time he supposedly crashed a high school prom and slept with a female student :

who would have known that woody harrelson is going to become a dependable actor ? i mean , look back 15 years ago , who would have thought he would make these really interesting indie dramas . he ' s like the nick nolte of his generation or something . rampart is tailor made for his talents . his way of talking , his sexy gestures and his careless charm . this is a police drama but it ' s a character driven film . the character being that of a cop whose moral compass is just too unpredictable . woody embodies the lack of direction of his character and he is mesmerizing .

he reminds me of one of the most evil characters in american fiction , judge holden in cormac mccarthy ' s blood meridian , a man who likes to torture and kill for no other reason than simply to cause pain . the harrelson of " rampart " could play judge holden , and not many actors could .

he shows up at depositions red - faced and sweating from the previous night ' s debauchery . his ex - wives and daughters grow immune to his charms . in the movie ' s red - lit , chaotic centerpiece , a long night of sex and drugs ends with a disgustingly gluttonous food binge — significant because there ' s constant comment early in the film that brown never seems to eat . this is a man breaking down in spectacular fashion , and moverman ' s hallucinatory use of color , paired with disorienting cuts in the sound and images , makes the film seem to be stylistically disintegrating along with him .

after a splashy preview last june , the los angeles police department ' s fleet of polaroid cameras has become a victim of its own success . the state - of - the - art cameras , originally bought to assist in domestic abuse cases , are so popular the lapd has run out of the costly color film .

okay , so the movie has a great group of actors whose performances keep you riveted to your seat . but does the movie have any resemblance to what actually happened in the rampart division in the 1990s ? does it matter - - since it conveys the flavor , attitudes and violence of what happened if not the actual facts ?

in fact , the city attorney ' s office is asking police to shoot more photos from crime scenes , contributing to the demand for film . besides a bruised cheek or choke marks on a victim ' s neck , prosecutors also want pictures of the hole punched through the wall , the shattered lamp or the ransacked bedroom .

with 375 , 000 units sold , but in terms of revenue , it was in second place with $ 7 . 50 million . its opening week blu - ray share was 51 % , which even just last year would have been momentous , but now is standard for a first - run release for any action or adventure film .

this intimate festival is a part of the loyola university new orleans ' feminist festival , as a celebration of women filmmakers and artists . the feminist festival is co - hosted by the loyola new orleans women ' s resource center and the loyola film society in honor of women ' s history month and international women ' s day 2018 .

join wift la and member charlotte livingston piotrowski , nola hff pr director for a weekend of fun and movies about things that go bump in the night . on september 24th , wift la president and board will present the wift la alice award to the best film directed by a female director . looking forward to see you all there .

was close behind with $ 12 , 880 . it ' s not too common for wide releases to earn more than $ 10 , 000 on the per theater chart at this time of year , so to have two of them do so on the same weekend is doubly impressive . the final film in the $ 10 , 000 club was

mary lou belli : currently a writer on ncis , two time emmy award - winning mary lou belli has been directing television for over 20 years including ncis new orleans , station 19 , pitch , monk , famous in love , devious maids , the quad , american woman , and hart of dixie as well as wizards of waverly place , sister , sister , girlfriends , and the game . her short film , straight eye for the gay guy won “best mini - short” at the california independent film fest where she also premiered i heard something , a thriller that went on to play fests internationally . she has done ground - breaking work on web - series . her most recent the drink lonely wives book club is currently on the fest circuit . mary lou is the co - chair of the women’s steering committee at the dga where she also serves on the western director’s council , and the leadership council pac . she is an honorary board member of the alliance of women directors and a long time member of women in film .

with examples from various well - known screenplays and film clips the lecture explores the various forms of the visual mindscape such as ; withholding , discovery , the law of contradiction , location as allegory , visual metaphor , the absolute present tense , narrative pacing , atmosphere , triggers and anchors , visual expressions for time , tense and flow of location .

rampart could actually be described this way . the movie ' s scenes often feel like separate vignettes , overlapping with sound and texture . once they ' re all crammed together they display a rude , naked and uncompromising portrait of a very difficult man . rampart is opening in limited release after a failed oscar run and though it ' s basically a character study - - fans of challenging performance and ensemble acting will like it most - - it ' s the kind of movie they probably should ' ve sold like a pure cop thriller just to get asses in seats . it ' s not that it ' s without shootouts , it ' s just that woody harrelson is the gunpowder . b / b +

harrelson plays dave brown , a uniformed policeman of 24 years ' standing , himself the son of a cop , and he ' s an emblematic figure in this culture of corruption , though precisely what he represents remains undefined . he ' s at the centre of every scene in the film , and we meet him driving his patrol car through rampart , physically trim , his head shaven , his uniform neatly pressed , a cigarette permanently dangling from his lip . he ' s apparently woody the barman working for the lapd , with the familiar high cheekbones , the roman nose , the mr punch - like jaw , the half - smile that might be vacant , searching , mocking or hinting at violence .

oren moverman is obviously someone to watch . i ' ve now bought both of his feature length movies and been impressed by both . " rampart " , his second film to feature both woody harrelson and ben foster is a controversial look at a lapd police officer whose about as dirty and corrupt as they come . woody harrelson in the last few years has gone through a bit of a renaissance with some impressive turns in everything from bit parts to headline star . little roles in the likes of " no country for old men " have elevated his persona as a guy you can rely on . moverman has obviously got a lot of faith in what harrelson brings to his roles and with a script here…

the ending : immigration issues resolved , young lovers anna ( felicity jones ) and jacob ( anton yelchin ) finally reunite . it ' s not exactly magical . they take a tentative shower together at jacob ' s l . a . loft while the film flashes back to more innocent times . the final shot of jacob indicates resignation but no resolution .

an ever - evolving process is the way that harrelson describes the majority of his “rampart” experience . the script was originally written by the self - proclaimed mad dog of american crime fiction james ellroy , but “substantially rewritten by oren . ” and that loose sense of play continued throughout the shoot . “that’s just the nature of how we work together – there’s a lot of play , a lot of spontaneity , a lot of improvisation , inside the structure . ” one of the more fascinating aspects of “rampart” is that it suggests a much larger universe , with whole plot threads that could be spun off from the central narrative , but is mercifully free of such clutter . harrelson told us that originally there was much more .

rampart doesn’t end up having as much emotional punch to it as the messenger did mainly because it feels as though the idea was not thought out to completion . moverman and his co - writer , author james ellroy , set up an interesting scenario in which any number of things can happen , but it never really develops beyond everything going wrong in david’s life .

first choice or later decision : " we had an extra scene that was on top of that , kind of a double beat with anna and jacob in the loft space on opposite ends of the frame , " says writer - director drake doremus . " but the shower scene ended up being so strong that we just ended the film right there . "

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a quickmeme [ 2 ] page for " scumbag woody harrelson " was created shortly after the ama thread was submitted . many of the image macros parodied harrelson ' s attempts to focus his answers on his new movie rampart and the allegations that he took a young girl ' s virginity after crashing a prom several years before . the page accumulated over 50 submissions in 3 days .

i like the angle that this film takes in its approach to the crooked cop story , that of humanism and emotion . woody’s character , david , is portrayed as a violent , self - absorbed , deeply flawed man , though in his interactions with the women he loves and his daughters , we also see him as a tragic , lonely figure . he is on the outside looking in , as the world slowly yet steadily passes him by . he is helpless to change , cursed by mistakes both past and present , and is doomed by his own hatred and resentment . it’s a sad portrait of a broken man . and while i appreciate this multidimensional picture , for some reason it all just didn’t add up for me . the film plays…

in 1999 , in los angeles , the brutal , racist and womanizer police officer david " dave " douglas brown works at the rampart division . he lives with his dysfunctional family composed by the ex - wives catherine and barbara and his two daughters margaret and helen in the same house . dave frequently goes to single bars to have one night stand with lonely women . he was accused in the past of executing a rapist but was considered not - guilty . when his police car is crashed by a mexican driver , the man runs and dave brutally beats him but is filmed on video . now the rampart division is being prosecuted while the internal affairs is investigating dave . he spends his savings with the lawyers and needs to raise money . what will dave do ?