Wednesday 22 October 2014

Another unknown point of Delhi Zoo tiger Attack


On September 24,The horrific story of Delhi zoo where a white tiger mauled a man(Maqsood) who reportedly jumped into the enclosure has another angle to it now. Since the incident took place, people have been guessing about the intention of the white tiger when it was staring at the man for about 15 minutes (as seen in the video). Some people claimed that the tiger attacked the man because of the onlookers who pelted stones at it. But after much speculation as to what happened, the guard of the zoo has now come up with some unknown truth about the incident.
After the incident, the Delhi police have been investigating the case. The police asked the zoo officials as to why they did not utilise the tranquilizer gun to save the man, as the big cat did not attack immediately.
The guard who was present at the time revealed the reason why the zoo officials could not tranquilize the tiger. The guard named Praveen told the police that the tranquilizer injection and gun were kept in the office of the doctor appointed to give first aid in the zoo. Unfortunately, the doctor wasn’t present on the day and that is why the zoo officials did not use the gun to save the man.
A senior Central Zoo Authority (CZA) official said there were discussions on how the animal could have been kept at bay by spraying water. Maqsood could have also been pulled out with a collapsible ladder. "I have seen zoos in Singapore and the US. Brookfield Zoo in Chicago and the Bronx Zoo in New York have alarm systems and ladders that can immediately help the person out," said an expert from CZA on condition of anonymity.

Saturday 18 October 2014

2014 Oscars: Complete Winners List


The winners have accepted their statuettes at the 86th Annual Academy Awards show at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. This is the complete list of Oscar award winners:
Best Picture
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"Gravity"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Her"
"Nebraska"
"Philomena"
"Captain Phillips"
Fast fact: "12 Years a Slave" won in three Oscar categories in total.

Best Actor
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyer's Club" 
Christian Bale, "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Fast fact: This is Matthew McConaughey's first Oscar nomination and win (and also the full realization of his McConaughssance.)

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Amy Adams, "American Hustle"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
Fast fact: This is Cate Blanchett's first Best Actress Oscar. Nominated six times, she won her first Oscar for her supporting role in "The Aviator" in 2005.

Best Supporting Actor
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyer's Club"
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Fast fact: This is Jared Leto's first Oscar nomination and win.

Best Supporting Actress.
Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" 
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Fast fact: This is Lupita Nyong'o's first Academy Award nomination and win.

Best Director.
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Fast fact: This is Alfonso Cuarón's second win of the evening. He has been nominated six times in total.

Best Original Screenplay
Spike Jonze, "Her"
"American Hustle"
"Blue Jasmine"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Nebraska"
Fast fact: This is Spike Jonze's first Oscar win and fourth nomination.

Best Adapted Screenplay
John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"
"Before Midnight"
"Captain Phillips"
"Philomena"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Fast fact: This is John Ridley's first Academy Award.

Best Original Song
"Let It Go" from "Frozen," Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
"The Moon Song" from "Her,"  Karen O. and Spike Jonze
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.) and Danger Mouse (Brian Burton)
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," Pharrell Williams

Best Original Score.
Steven Price, "Gravity"
Alexandre Desplat, "Philomena"
William Butler and Owen Pallett, "Her"
John Williams, "The Book Thief"
Thomas Newman, "Saving Mr. Banks"

Best Production Design.
Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn, "The Great Gatsby"
"American Hustle"
"Gravity"
"Her"
"12 Years a Slave"
Fast fact: "The Great Gatsby" is two for two, winning every Oscar for which it was nominated.

Best Film Editing
Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger, "Gravity"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Captain Phillips"
"American Hustle"
"Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, "Gravity"
"The Grandmaster"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"Prisoners"
Fast fact: Emmanuel Lubezki's nickname is 'Chivo' (the goat).

Best Sound Editing
Glen Freemantle, "Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
"All Is Lost"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Lone Survivor"

Best Sound Mixing
Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro, "Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Lone Survivor"

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Great Beauty"
"The Broken Circle Breakdown"
"The Hunt"
"The Missing Picture"
"Omar"

Best Documentary Feature
"20 Feet From Stardom" 
"The Act of Killing"
"Cutie and the Boxer"
"Dirty Wars"
"The Square"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life"
"Cavedigger"
"Facing Fear"
"Karama Has No Walls"
"Prison Terminal: Last Days of Private Jack Hall"

Best Live Action Short Film
"Helium"
"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)"
"Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)"
"The Voorman Problem"

Best Visual Effects
Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould, "Gravity"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Iron Man 3"
"The Lone Ranger"
"Star Trek Into Darkness"
Fast fact: Nominated for 10 Oscars, this is the first win for "Gravity."

Best Animated Feature
"Frozen"
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Ernest and Celestine"
"The Wind Rises"
Fast fact: Nominated for two Oscars, this is the first win of the evening for Disney's "Frozen."

Best Animated Short Film
"Mr. Hublot"
"Feral"
"Get a Horse!"
"Possessions"
"Room on the Broom"

Best Makeup And Hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Bad Grandpa"
"The Lone Ranger"
Fast fact: This marks the second Oscar win of the evening for "Dallas Buyer's Club."

Best Costume Design
Catherine Martin, "The Great Gatsby"
"The Grandmaster"
"American Hustle"
"The Invisible Woman"
"12 Years a Slave"
Fast fact: Nominated for two Academy Awards, this marks the first win for "The Great Gatsby."

Friday 17 October 2014

Upcoming Hollywood movies


1.Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Director: Joss Whedon
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
2.Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Director: George Miller
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
3.Star Wars: Episode VII (2015)
Director: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Harrison Ford, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie
4.Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Stars: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean
5.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Director: Zack Snyder
Stars: Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa
6.Cinderella (2015)
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Hayley Atwell, Lily James
7.Pixels (2015)
Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean
8.Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jennifer Ehle
9.Ant-Man (2015)
Director: Peyton Reed
Stars: Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly, Judy Greer, Paul Rudd
10.Regression (2015)
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Stars: Emma Watson, Aaron Ashmore, Ethan Hawke, David Thewlis
11.Jurassic World (2015)
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Stars: Chris Pratt, Judy Greer, Ty Simpkins, Bryce Dallas Howard
12.Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Firth, Mark Hamill, Mark Strong
13.Mortdecai (2015)
Director: David Koepp
Stars: Johnny Depp, Olivia Munn, Aubrey Plaza, Ewan McGregor
14.The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2015)
Director: Tom Harper
Stars: Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox, Ned Dennehy
15.Macbeth (2015)
Director: Justin Kurzel
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jack Reynor, Sean Harris