Star Movies Select HD Press Release- Women's Day special

Women have always been the embodiment of strength, charisma, dedication and perseverance. On International Women’s Day, Star Movies Select HD brings to you a movie marathon showcasing three films featuring the living legend Meryl Streep starting 1PM on the 8th of March.A leading lady who continues to reign in our hearts with her spectacular performances time and again, Meryl Streep is truly a class apart. Her career features a vast expanse of awe-inspiring films and defining roles that have become a beautiful representation of the versatility and excellence in every woman.With the distinction of being the actor with the highest number of Oscar nominations, Meryl Streep is known to have embraced a wide variety of roles, beautifully inhabiting their personalities and portraying their strengths with brilliance. With scintillating performances in films like ‘The Iron Lady’ where she played the strong stateswoman and British Politician Margaret Thatcher to ‘Julie & Julia’ where she played the passionate chef Julia Child; and ‘The Devil wears Prada’ where she was a strong headed editor of a leading fashion magazine, her outstanding talent comes through in every role she plays.This International Women’s Day, Star Movies Select HD will celebrate the versatility and excellence of every woman through characters portrayed by of one of the most iconic artists of our time. 

Beginning 1PM on 8th March, get ready to watch some of the most phenomenal performances by Meryl Streep on Star Movies Select HD.

WHEN THE LION MET THE ROCK

In just two days, the biggest names and stars of Hollywood will be walking on that iconic Red Carpet at Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles. The anticipation is building and building with everyone sharing their own Oscars predictions- from fans to celebrities as well! But the most recent showcase of support is by none other than actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson for none other than Lion star Sunny Pawar!

The Moana star, who gave his voice for the Oscar Nominated film shared on Facebook and adorable picture of the two smiling holding Johnson’s WWE Belt with even the actor sharing a captain on how amazing it was to meet the young star and how he is certainly rotting for him to go home with an Oscar. Sunny Pawar starred in the film- Lion starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and has already earned a tremendous amount of appreciation in the run up to the Oscars. The film is also nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role

On Dwayne Johnson’s official Facebook page, the actor wrote-  “Great having this amazing 8yr old child actor and star of LION, Sunny Pawar, stop by my dressing room to meet. We talked about how cool it was that we both have Oscar nominated movies this Sunday, at the Academy Awards…..What a performance he put on in LION and the best part about this kid is, he's a really REALLY polite and happy little boy. So cool to see. Good luck this Sunday big man. Bring home that Oscar!”

THE 89TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED ON STAR MOVIES

~ La La Land leads with 14 nominations amongst the contenders for the upcoming award show on February 27^th  2017~

The 89^th edition of the Academy Awards is sure to be one of the most anticipated events across the world. Your wait is finally over as the 89^th academy awards announces its nominations on Star Movies.

With a month to go for the prestigious awards night, the nominations were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs accompanied by past Oscar® winners and Nominees- actresses Brie Larson, Jennifer Hudson, Director Jason Reitman, actor Ken Watanabe and Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. They each took turns revealing which directors, artists, composers, musicians and screenwriters are being honored for their respective films in 2016.

The Oscars® will be held at the Dolby Theater which will be televised LIVE on Star Movies, Star Movies HD and Star Movies Select HD at 5:30am on Monday, February 27^th with a repeat at 8:30 pm. Here is a look at the nominations in each category.

Nominations in the BEST PICTURE category

Arrival 

Fences 

Hacksaw Ridge 

Hell or High Water 

Hidden Figures 

La La Land 

Manchester by the Sea 

Lion 

Moonlight 

Nominations in the BEST DIRECTOR category

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival 

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge 

Damien Chazelle, La La Land 

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea 

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE category

Isabelle Huppert, Elle 

Ruth Negga, Loving 

Natalie Portman, Jackie 

Emma Stone, La La Land 

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins 

Nominations in the BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE category

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea 

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge 

Ryan Gosling, La La Land 

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic 

Denzel Washington, Fences 

Nominations in the BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE category

Viola Davis, Fences 

Naomie Harris, Moonlight 

Nicole Kidman, Lion 

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures 

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea 

Nominations in the BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE category

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight 

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water 

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea 

Dev Patel, Lion 

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals 

Nominations in the BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) category

Arrival 

Fences 

Hidden Figures 

Lion 

Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) category

Hell or High Water 

La La Land 

The Lobster 

Manchester by the Sea 

20th Century Women 

Nominations in the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY category

Arrival

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Silence 

Nominations in the BEST ORIGINAL SCORE category

Jackie 

La La Land 

Lion 

Moonlight 

Passengers

Nominations in the BEST VISUAL EFFECTS category

Deepwater Horizon 

Doctor Strange 

The Jungle Book 

Kubo and the Two Strings 

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Nominations in the BEST FILM EDITING category

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING category

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek Beyond

Suicide Squad 

Nominations in the BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN category

Arrival 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Hail, Caesar! 

La La Land 

Passengers 

Nominations in the BEST COSTUME DESIGN category

Allied 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Florence Foster Jenkins 

Jackie 

La La Land

Nominations in the BEST ORIGINAL SONG category

"Audition: The Fools Who Dream" - La La Land 

"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls 

"City of Stars" - La La Land 

"The Empty Chair" -  Jim: The James Foley Story 

"How Far I'll Go" –Moana

Nominations in the BEST SOUND EDITING category

Arrival

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Sully 

Nominations in the BEST SOUND MIXING category

Arrival 

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 

Nominations in the BEST ANIMATED FEATURE category

Kubo and the Two Strings 

Moana 

My Life as a Zucchini 

The Red Turtle 

Zootopia

Nominations in the BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE category

Land of Mine 

A Man Called Ove 

The Salesman 

Tanna 

Toni Erdmann

Nominations in the BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE category

Fire at Sea 

I Am Not Your Negro 

Life Animated 

OJ: Made in America

13^th

Nominations in the BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT category

Extremis 

4.1 Miles 

Joe's Violin 

Watani: My Homeland 

The White Helmets 

Nominations in the BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) category

EnnemisInterieurs 

La Femme et le TGV 

Silent Nights 

Sing 

Timecode

Nominations in the BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) category

Blind Vaysha 

Borrowed Time 

Pear Cider and Cigarettes 

Pearl 

Piper 

Get ready to witness the most desired award event in the history of cinema. With the nominations being announced, the Oscar® fever finally begins. So don’t miss the chance to watch THE OSCARS® live on Monday, February 27^th at 5:30 AM followed by a repeat at 8:30 PM on Star Movies, Star Movies HD and Star Movies Select HD.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE FILMS SHOWCASED IN ‘Films To See Before You Die’

Star Movies Select HD has been staying true to its promise of impeccable curation by showcasing the best, sometimes even never seen before movies with just one simple intention – delighting our discerning audience every single time. With the introduction of its newest film festival- Films to see before you die, it has showcased life changing movies that a fan must watch at least once in their lifetime. Till date they have featured splendid movies like Goodfellas, Casablanca, Whiplash, Titanic, The Shawshank Redemption, Full Metal Jacket and so on. Star Movies Selecet HD has set the standards of  that it has certainly inspired its audience through its breath taking selection of movie titles that one ought to watch. As we slowly get ready for the weekdays to come, here is a look at the interesting bunch of movies that will be airing on this winter month’s first week (December 5th to 9t)h with a few fun facts about the movies! 

1.    ‘’Films To See Before You Die’’ - Dead Poets Society on Monday @9pm  

You Monday Blues will certainly go away as Star Movies Select HD will be showcasing one of the most inspiring movies on TV. In this film an English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feelings. Starring none other than Robbie Williams, Ethan Hawke and many other- the film created a tremendous perspective at education and the beautiful relationship between teacher and student. An Interesting fact of the film Dead Poets Society that a few also know is that the movie was originally going to be filmed in Rome, Georgia, but the director wanted snow to enhance the feel of a New England prep school. As snow is expensive to replicate, they moved filming to Delaware, where it snows! 

2.    ‘’Films To See Before You Die’’ - A Streetcar Named Desire on Tuesday @9pm

A Streetcar named Desire is certainly known for its famous Marlon Brando- Stella! Moment. Even more know, the movie is based on a Pulitzer Prize winning play that is indeed a must watch. In this film, disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. A now classic movie, an interesting fact of the film is of the character of the sailor who helps Blanche onto the streetcar at the beginning of the film was played by Mickey Kuhn. As a child actor, Kuhn had worked with Leigh on the multiple Oscar Winning masterpiece "Gone With the Wind," playing the five-year-old Beau Wilkes, son of Melanie and Ashley. 

3.    ’Films To See Before You Die’’ - From Here To Eternity on Wednesday @9pm 

Known to be a racy film and acclaimed for its fearlessness on the big screen, From Here To Eternity pictured in Hawaii in 1941 tells the story of a private who is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love. Based on a novel, a fact of the film is that of a  steamy scene showing Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster in a passionate horizontal embrace on a Hawaiian beach was very popular however American censors deleted four seconds from that provocative love-making scene. 

4.    ’Films To See Before You Die’’ – MASH on Thursday@9pm 

A 1970 comedy film based on a book by Richard Hooker, MASH was the beginning of one of the most famous television series. The comedy film tells the story of the staff of a Korean War field hospital who use humour and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. An interesting fact of the film was that it was at the time, the second biggest grossing comedy, coming in just below The Graduate 

5.    ’Films To See Before You Die’’ – Patton on Friday 

A compelling portrait of a controversial US General, The plot of this movie details  The World War II phase of the career of the American general, George S. Patton.An  Interesting fact of Patton fetaured at the beginning of the movie, Patton is reviewing Morrocan troops during a formal parade. This includes a scene of camel mounted soldiers at attention lined up side by side. These soldiers are armed with the French MAT 49 submachine gun. This weapon was first manufactured in 1949, several years after World War Two had ended. 

Do not miss ‘Films To See Before You Die’ from Monday to Friday at 9pm on Star Movies HD Select.