The Movie Page

By Fatima Zakir

Mamma Mia – a sneak peak!

20-year-old Sophie (Seyfried) is preparing to marry her boyfriend Sky (Cooper) at her mother's hotel on an island in Greece. She seemingly has it all -- a carefree life, a loving fiancé, and happy friends -- but one thing has been missing all her life; a father.

Her only wish now is to be given away by her dad at her wedding. By reading her mother's diary she discovers that she has three possible-fathers. Sophie then secretly invites all three men to the wedding in a desperate bid to discover which of them her father is before the wedding bells start to chime!

But not all goes according to plan. Old loves are rekindled, new loves are formed, and Sophie risks everything to discover the true identity of her father.

Featuring the songs of ABBA, and based on the world's number one musical comedy which has people dancing in the aisles every night, this movie is sure to be the hit of Summer 2008!

Guys, we asked you why people are more interested in watching Singh Is Kinng and not Ramchand Pakistani... Here are some of the replies that we received.

Muhammad Asif Nawaz: The basic reason for people preferring Singh Is Kinng over Ramchand Pakistani is the meager promotion of the latter. The promotional campaign, besides being scarce, was also uninspiring. From the trailers, the film looked sick, depressing and too dramatic, and thus failed to attract the masses. The same channel gave matchless promotion to Khuda Kay Liye previously, but in case of RP, one wonders what went wrong.

Unsa Athar: People are watching Singh is Kinng instead of Ramchand Pakistani for several reasons. Firstly, there was only one channel that promoted RP, so it failed to get much attention. While Singh is Kinng was constantly promoted on all the Indian Channels and since Indian channels are watched more in our country, more people went for it. Lastly, films like Gujjar Badmash etc. have spoiled the reputation of Pakistani films. Therefore, it is a saddening fact that people stay away from the cinemas even if good films are made.

Christian Bale – Discovering the Batman!

The recent favourite of the people all around the world and the current super hit movie, The Dark Knight has the previous Batman, Christian Bale, as the lead.  He has been so comfortable doing the role that people have started taking him as synonymous to Batman!

Bale made his professional debut opposite British comedian Rowan Atkinson on the London West End stage and since then there has been no looking back for him. The 10th Anniversary issue of 'Entertainment Weekly' crowned Christian Bale as one of the 'Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures' of the past decade, citing his incredible and legendary cult status on the Internet. EW also calls Bale one of the 'Most Creative People in Entertainment' after his brilliant turn as the psychopathic yuppie serial killer in American Psycho (2000). And 'Premiere' lauded him as one of the 'Hottest Leading Men under 30'. Christian Bale has garnered a huge international audience since his brilliant performance in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic, Empire of the Sun (1987).

Some interesting facts related to Bale are:

* He is an excellent horseman and an avid reader.

* He has an uncanny ear for accents - he has used a different accent for each of his films to-date.

* A devoted animal lover, Christian has two dogs (Mojo and Ramone) and three cats (Miriam, Molly, and Lilly). All his pets are strays that he found.

* His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age nine in a British commercial for 'Pac-Man' cereal.

* Two of his most famous characters' names have a difference of only one letter, 'Bateman and Batman'.

* If he plays an American character, he uses an American accent in all the interviews related to the film. He says he does this so that the audience isn't confused.

* Has been a vegetarian since the age of six.