Boyhood is making money

Richard Linklater’s incredibly well received film Boyhood is becoming
 a bigger and bigger indie box office success. Ever since it debuted to
an almost religious response at the Sundance Film Festival back in
January, we’ve known that the movie would be a critical favorite.
The question was always if the flick would be seen by anyone outside
 of the niche independent audience that goes to art houses and pays
 attention to reviews. Well, I’m here to say that Boyhood is being
seen by way more folks than that, which is only helping it become
a more and more viable Oscar player. It’s made $10.5 million and
there’s plenty more to come. The movie was never going to be an
easy sell. A nearly three hour coming of age story that rewards
patience and noticing subtle changes? Yeah, that doesn’t sound like
an indie sensation to me either, but here we are. Boyhood is
currently the third highest grossing film of all time for IFC Films
 and while the over $241 million that My Big Fat Greek Wedding
 made isn’t attainable, we’re very close to Linklater’s flick passing
the $13.8 million of Y Tu Mama Tambien for second place.
A final gross well over $20 million seems to be in the cards.
Many a Best Picture nominee has had a gross far lower than that.
If things do break the right way for this contender, then we could
 see Linklater finally win an Oscar. Most likely, that would be in
the Best Original Screenplay category, though the filmmaker could
at long last be honored with a nod in Best Director. Other potential
 noms are in Best Picture obviously, Best Actor for Ellar Coltrane,
 Best Supporting Actor fro Ethan Hawke, Best Supporting Actress
 for Patricia Arquette, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing
 as well. A half dozen citations are not out of the question here.
At the same time, I must stress again that this isn’t your typical awards
 player and we really don’t know how it will be received by Oscar voters,
 especially if some of the buzz had died down by the time they see it.

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American Sniper-Bradley Cooper and Clint Eastwood

American Sniper, which Bradley Cooper stars in and has championed
 to the big screen. Cooper in fact initially had Steven Spielberg lined up
 to direct, but when he had to step away, Eastwood came on board and
 seemingly has utilized his efficient filmmaking techniques and gotten the
project ready for release this year. Instead of coming out in 2015,
American Sniper now is prepping for an Oscar qualifying release at
the end of December. For those of you unaware what American
Sniper is about, it’s an adaptation of the novel by Chris Kyle, a
Navy SEAL who recorded over 150 kills as a sniper before
tragically dying on home turf in a shooting accident. Cooper will
play Kyle, while the supporting cast includes the likes of Kyle
Gallner, Lucas Grimes, Sam Jaeger, Sienna Miller, and more.
The screenplay is by Jason Dean Hall and of course Eastwood
is behind the camera. There’s certainly some potential here for
 awards attention, no doubt about that. Back when Eastwood
 made Million Dollar Baby, this same release strategy was used
to great effect. That was another film that initially wasn’t on the
calendar, but then snuck up on folks. I remember the late Roger
 Ebert being one of the first to talk about it, saying it was going to
 win Best Picture, and go figure…it did. It also won Best Actress
 for Hilary Swank and Best Director for Eastwood, so I’m sure
 the powers that be are hoping that the same thing can happen
here, just substituting Cooper into the Best Actor field instead.
 If this film is good, one can certainly see it contending in the Best Picture
, Best Director for Eastwood, Best Actor for Cooper, Best Supporting
 Actor for Grimes perhaps, Best Supporting Actress for Miller,
Best Adapted Screenplay, and various technical Oscar categories.
 My guess is that Best Picture and Best Actor will be the major plays,
 as Cooper could look to turn his potential third nomination into his
 first Academy Award win. That’s just a hunch, but it’s not a total
shot in the dark either.

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Robin Williams-the Best Performances

The death of Robin Williams hit myself and most of the industry harder
 than a celebrity’s passing usually does. Part of it has to do with the fact
 that it was a suicide, but more than anything it’s just the loss of such a
 beacon of happiness and humor. Williams struggled with depression,
but he made it his mission in life to bring joy to others. As such, I couldn’t
 not pay tribute to the man, but I wanted to be able to take a little bit of
time and think about his work before doing this article. Below you’ll find
Williams’ ten best performances, not counting his genius stand up work,
 of course. 10. World’s Greatest Dad – An incredibly dark comedy,
Williams does some very underrated work in a project that’s really hard
to watch now. It involves themes that will hit too close to home, but one
 day we’ll be able to approach this one again and I hope more people
will realize how good he was in it. It’s a black comedy, but Williams
anchors it in emotion. 9. Moscow on the Hudson – Another under
seen film (and one that has sort of been forgotten ever since The Terminal
came out, consider some similarities in plot, Williams got to show range
 in this one. I hope folks seek this one out now, as it deserves a second look.
 He’s quite good here, I assure you. 8. Insomnia – The only time Williams
went and played a full on villain, and boy is he chilling.

He does it in such a calm way, you’re just unnerved. This is a “lesser”
Christopher Nolan outing to most, but Williams is easily the best part
 of it. He aces his part. 7. The Fisher King – Perhaps Terry Gilliam’s
crowning achievement or at least his most underrated, Williams
 gets to mix his manic energy with some real pathos here. There’s his
trademark comedy, for sure, but he’ll also break your heart before
all is said and done. This is one of the best mixes of his talents and
an absolute must watch. 6. One Hour Photo – It was such a startling
sight to see Williams playing such a restrained figure like this one.
A tragic villain of sorts, he’s so tightly coiled you keep waiting for him to strike.

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iPhone has evolved to be a fantastic camera

The iPhone has evolved to be a fantastic camera, but you can get
 even more out of it and develop your own photographic style with
 a few apps handy.

Camera replacement: ProCamera 7
ProCamera 7 is a surprisingly simple camera app at the surface,
 that also hides many advanced features in a way that is unobtrusive
 yet easy to access. Before we jump into them, though, it’s worth
pointing out how stable and crash-free this app is, something
very important given that even the most popular iPhone camera apps often crash.

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Vodafone Comedy Stars-gr8

Vodafone Comedy Stars Team Fourstars in Thattippu Round and
 Team Chirikkudukka in Cinema Character Round.

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Tu Meri Video -Exclusive Bang Bang-Hrithik Roshan & Katrina Kaif

TU MERI ' from the most awaited movie BANG BANG
 starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif directed by Siddharth Anand.

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US economy adds 209,000 jobs

The US economy gained 288,000 jobs in June and the unemployment
 rate declined to 6.1%, the Labor Department reported Thursday,
 in advance of the Fourth of July.The U.S. Economic Development
 Administration's investment policy is designed to establish a
 foundation for sustainable job growth and the building of
durable regional.Economic growth is the increase in the market
value of the goods and services produced by an economy over time.
 It is conventionally measured as the percent rate high.
The United States of America is the world's largest single
national economy.
The United States' nominal GDP was estimated
 to be $17.295 trillion.ADP National Employment Report provides
 a monthly snapshot of U.S. nonfarm private sector employment
 based on actual transactional payroll data.The info is that on
the economy, inflation, growth domestic product GDP, nation's debt
 and financial news, as well as coverage on health care,
 the energy sector.The US economy added 209,000 jobs in July
adding to optimism that the US economy is roaring.

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HSBC-largest banking

HSBC is the one of the largest banking and financial services company
serves millions of customers through its four Global Businesses.
chairman of HSBC Holdings and describes himself as an "exiled Scot",
 wrote: "It is hard to imagine Scotland without the anchor of financial
 stability that it derives from sterling currency union.

HSBC Personal Banking offers a range of bank accounts with online
 banking 24/7, mortgages, savings, investments, credits cards,
 loans and insurance.

HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial
 services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
It is the world's second largest bank.

HSBC Global Banking and Markets is an emerging markets-led,
 financing-focused business that provides investment and
financial solutions.

HSBC Bank USA, National Association, an American subsidiary of
 UK-based HSBC Holdings plc, is a bank with its operational
 head office in New York City.

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American Milacron LLc invest in India

Milacron invest in India

Milacron LLC provides the world’s widest range of plastics
 processing equipment, technologies and services.Buy and sell
 top quality used plastic injection molding machine equipment.
This plastic processing technologies nvest $30 million
 in  India.Milacron LLC is a privately held company owned by
 affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC and management
 with a tradition of manufacturing strength.

The corporate leadership of Milacron LLC includes CEO Dennis
 Smith, as well as David E. Lawrence, Dean Roberts,
 Robert C. McKee and John C. Francy.This control systems company
 plans to further invest Rs 180 in its India.

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Oppo Neo 5-LTE smartphone

Oppo Neo 5 is latest affordable LTE smartphone, successor of the
Oppo Neo. The company has significantly updated the internals with
a Snapdragon 400 chipset with a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex A7 CPU,
 1GB of RAM and 4GB of on-board storage expandable with the
 microSD card slot. The display is a 4.5" with a 854 x 480 pixel
resolution, which equates to 218 ppi. The phone is running
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with the company's ColorOS UI on top.
At the back above the 1,900mAh battery sits a 5MP snapper
 with a BSI CMOS sensor and f/2.4 aperture. The phone comes
with screen-off gestures, Wi-Fi display and support for
Flash playback. The Oppo Neo 5 measures 132 x 65.8 x 9.2mm
and weighs 132.5 g. Expect the phone to hit Malaysia starting next
 week for $190 -RM598. A wider release may also be planned.

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