Business for pushing on my country: Maret 2012

Rabu, 28 Maret 2012

The Raid: Redemption

The Raid: Redemption (Indonesian: Serbuan maut) is an Indonesian martial arts action film directed by Gareth Evans and starringIko Uwais which is set for a 2012 release. This is the second collaboration of Evans and Uwais after their first action film, Merantaureleased in 2009. Both films showcase the traditional Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat. The fight choreographers of The Raid are Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian who also worked on Merantau. The US release of the film features music by Mike Shinoda of rap rockband Linkin Park and Joseph Trapanese.

After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), critics and audience alike hailed The Raid as one of the best action films in years.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Due to copyright issue in US and the plan of a trilogy, the original English title for US distribution has been slightly changed with the additional word; Redemption.^[13]

Synopsis

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable derelict apartment building which became a safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. The rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite team is tasked with raiding the building in order to take down the notorious drug lord who runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut off and all exits are blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst criminals to survive their mission.

Cast

Iko Uwais as Rama, main protagonist and member of the rookie SWAT raid team who have a hidden agenda to find his estranged brother.
Donny Alamsyah as Andi, Tama's right hand man and the brain of Tama's narcotics business, which as story unfolds, is Rama's estranged brother.
Ray Sahetapy as Tama Riyadi, merciless and cunning druglord in charge of the criminal-sanctuary apartement building, main target of the SWAT raid operation, and the main antagonist.
Yayan Ruhian as "Mad Dog", Tama's brutal hitman and right hand man with deadly fighting skills.
Pierre Gruno as Lieutenant Wahyu, senior police officer who ordered the ill-fated raid.
Joe Taslim as Sergeant Jaka, team leader of the ill-fated SWAT raid operation.
Tegar Satrya as Bowo, temperamental member of the rookie SWAT raid team.
Eka "Piranha" Rahmadia as Dagu, member of the rookie SWAT raid team.
Verdi Solaiman as Budi, member of the rookie SWAT raid team.
Ananda George as Ari, member of the rookie SWAT raid team.

Production

Gareth Evans has been fascinated by Indonesian martial art of Silat and as a filmmaker he wanted to promote the little known art to international audience through his movies. Following Merantau, Evans and his producers were working on another Silat movie project called Berandal (eng: delinquent/thugs) , a large scale prison gang movie intended to star not only Merantau stars Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian but also an additional pair of international fight stars. But the project was proven a bit more complex and time consuming than anticipated.^[14] After a year and a half they couldn't find enough money to start it. They then decided to find a new idea and make a different movie with all the money they already have. Rather than try to shoot Berandal on a limited budget and lose the scope and size they wanted from it, they would shift focus and tell a different story altogether, one they could make without sacrificing quality and keeping investors happy. Thus a new project called Serbuan Maut (The Raid) was conceived, with much lesser budget and simpler story than Berandal.^[15]

The pre-production process took about four months, including finalization of the script and the work on the choreography for fighting sequence which was designed by Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian.^[16] Actors that make up the key members of the SWAT team were sent to bootcamp military training with KOPASKA, going through intensive course to learn the basics of weapons use, strategic attacks and defense techniques.^[17]

Filming began in March 2011.^[18] The Raid was shot using Panasonic AF100.^[19]

US remake

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired the distribution rights of the film for the US and has tasked Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Joseph Trapanese to create a new score. The distribution rights for other territories were also sold, including Alliance (Canada), Momentum (United Kingdom), Madman (Australia), SND (France), Kadokawa (Japan), Koch (Germany), HGC (China), and Calinos (Turkey).^[20] Deals have also been made with distributors from Russia, Scandinavia, Benelux, Iceland, Italy, Latin America, Korea and India during the film screening at the TIFF.^[21]

A few months after Sony acquired the film's North American distribution rights, it was announced by Hollywood Reporter that its subsidiary company, Screen Gems, is in negotiations to produce a Hollywood remake.^[22] The deal was sealed on November 2011 with Writer-director Gareth Evans will serve as an executive producer on the remake. XYZ Films - executive producers on the original Indonesian version - will be serving as producers on the English version.^[23] Screen Games also wants to get the same choreographers from The Raid involved with the remake.^[24]

Sequel

While developing The Raid in script form, Evans started to toy around with the idea of creating a link between it and the initial project; Berandal. And it's now confirmed that Berandal will serve as a sequel to The Raid.^[25]^[26] Evans has also stated his intention to make a trilogy.^[27]

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has pre-bought U.S., Latin American and Spanish rights to the upcoming sequel. Alliance/Momentum has pre-bought for the United Kingdom and Canada; Koch Media has acquired the film for German speaking territories; Korea Screen has pre-bought Korea; and HGC has pre-bought China. Deals for other major territories are also in negotiations.^[28]

Tentatively titled Berandal for the Indonesian market and as The Raid: Retaliation for US market, the sequel will have a “significantly larger” budget than its predecessor, and its shooting schedule is to include approximately 100 days of physical production.^[29] The pre-production is expected to begin in September 2012 while the filming is expected in January 2013.^[30]^[31]

Music

Score

While the film was still in production, in May 2011, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired the distribution rights of the film for the US and has tasked Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Joseph Trapanese to create a new score for US market.^[32]^[33]

The film premiered it's international screening at TIFF 2011 Toronto with original score from Indonesian version which was composed by Aria Prayogi and Fajar Yuskemal who also composing Evan's previous film, Merantau. The Raid made it's debut in US with Trapanese and Shinoda's version at Sundance 2012.^[34]

Soundtrack

In his blog, Mike Shinoda stated that the film consist of 50+ minutes of instrumental score and he found room at the end for two songs with vocals. He didn't want to do sing or rap and decided to call on some friends.^[35]

On March 16th 2012, a new song for the film has leaked out online. The leaked track is titled “Razors Out” and features a guest turn from Deftones/††† frontman Chino Moreno.^[36]Another song is by GBC titled "Suicide Music" is also available.^[37]

Reception

Early reviews for The Raid: Redemption have been highly positive. Based on 56 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 86% fresh rating, and an average score of 7.6/10. The website reported the critical consensus as "No frills and all thrills," and lauded the film as "inventive action film expertly paced and edited for maximum entertainment."^[38]Conversely, Roger Ebert gave the film a single star out of four, noting that "Welsh director, Gareth Evans, knows there's a fanboy audience for his formula, in which special effects amp up the mayhem in senseless carnage".^[39]

Awards

Midnight Madness Award at TIFF 2011^[40]
Dublin Film Critics Circle Best Film and Audience Award at Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) 2012^[41]

Di Matteo: 'Kami Butuh Bantuan FA'

Bola.net - Pelatih sementara Chelsea Roberto di Matteo meminta agar FA bersedia membantu Chelsea dalam usaha mereka untuk memenangkan Liga Champions musim ini. Bantuan yang dimaksud adalah jadwal pertandingan yang lebih bersahabat untuk Chelsea.

Seperti diketahui, tim-tim dari Inggris mengalami musim yang buruk di semua level kompetisi Eropa dan Chelsea adalah satu-satunya yang masih bertahan. Di Matteo berharap hal itu bisa jadi pertimbangan FA untuk memberikan sedikit keistimewaan kepada The Blues.

Di Matteo berharap FA mau memajukan jadwal tanding Chelsea menjelang laga di perempat final Liga Champions agar timnya memiliki masa recovery yang cukup.

Lebih jauh, di Matteo beralasan bahwa Napoli dan Benfica mendapatkan bantuan serupa dari otoritas sepakbola masing-masing.

"Benfica dan Napoli bertanding pada Jumat malam sebelum tampil di Liga Champions. Otoritas sepakbola mereka berusaha sebaik mungkin agar mereka bisa tampil dalam performa terbaik" (sky/hsw)

Butragueno: Madrid Antusias Datang ke Rumah APOEL

Bola.net - Sebagian besar pengamat menilai pasukan Jose Mourinho mendapat keuntungan dengan menghadapi lawan yang lebih mudah di 8 besar Liga Champions, di mana mereka akan ditantang tim kecil asal Siprus, APOEL.

Tim asal kota Nicosia ini menjadi tim Siprus pertama yang mencapai perempat final, ketika mereka mengalahkan Lyon melalui adu penalti pada babak 16 besar, dan pertandingan di kandang sendiri pada Rabu (28/03) di ibukota Siprus akan menjadi pertandingan terbesar pada sejarah sepak bola negara tersebut.

Jelang pertemuan ini mantan bintang Real, Emilio Butragueno, yang sekarang menjadi direktur klub, menghadapi para pers, dan ia antusias untuk menggaris bawahi mengenai pertandingan menantang APOEL yang akan dilangsungkan di Stadion GSP.

"Orang-orang di Siprus merupakan pengalaman pertandingan yang unik," ucapnya. "Penonton di sana sangat bergairah, dan kami akan sangat diperhatikan. Saya berharap kami mendapatkan hasil yang bagus di sana."

"Kami layak untuk menang atas Malaga, dan pertandingan melawan Villarrealadalah sesuatu yang aneh, namun itu sekarang telah berlalu, dan kami seharusnya tidak memikirkannya. Kami harus berkonsentrasi pada kompetisi Eropa."

Pertandingan lain pada hari Rabu (28/03) adalah Chelsea melawat ke markas juara Liga Champions dua kali, Benfica, yang tampil di perempat final untuk pertama kalinya sejak 2006. (afp/lex)

Rabu, 21 Maret 2012

Messi Inspirasi Pergerakan Pemberontak Suriah?

Bola.net - Lionel Messi terus saja menjadi fenomena di dunia sepak bola, bahkan pergerakannya di lapangan pun tak luput dari pembicaraan dan analisa, bahkan yang paling aneh adalah kaitannya dengan strategi perang di Timur Tengah.

Pesepak bola dengan gaji tertinggi dunia itu dituding sejumlah pihak telah mengirimkan sinyal rahasia untuk para pemberontak yang berusaha menyelundupkan senjata di Suriah lewat skill olah bolanya!

Suara dalam video tersebut mengatakan pada hari Minggu, saluran TV Suriah, Addounia menyiarkan cuplikan video Messi yang melewati para pemain Real Madrid sebelum memberikan umpan yang berujung pada gol Pedro.

Mereka mengklaim jika pergerakan Messi itu merupakan kode rahasia untuk para penyelundup senjata. Dan secara kebetulan arah dribble dan umpan Messi serta tembakan Pedro itu sesuai dengan rute yang tergambar di Suriah.

Awal pergerakan Messi disebut sesuai dengan posisi senjata diangkut di Lebanon sebelum melalui Homs dan dikirim menuju teroris lainnya. Para bek Madrid yang menghadang Messi diklaim merupakan peringatan akan rintangan yang akan mereka temui sebelum mencapai Dayr Al Zawr.

Sementara tembakan Pedro diklaim sebagai aksi terakhir pengiriman senjata dengan bus menuju lokasi terakhir di Al Magadin.

Klaim gila seperti ini bukan kali pertama diluncurkan Addounia yang merupakan stasiun televisi milik pemerintah, namun sejumlah ahli merasa jika video itu merupakan upaya pemberontak untuk menghancurkan reputasi pemerintahan presiden Bashar al-Assad.

Bagaimana menurut Anda? (sun/row)

Chelsea Pecat Pemain yang Ledakan Granat Asap

LONDON--MICOM: Chelsea memutuskan untuk memecat gelandang tim cadangan Jacob Mellis setelah pemain itu mengaku meledakkan granat asap di fasilitas latihan klub asal London tersebut.

The Blues mengaku mengambil keputusan itu setelah melakukan penyelidikan menyeluruh atas insiden yang terjadi pada 2 Maret lalu di fasilitas latihan klub tersebut. Peristiwa itu membuat fasilitas itu sempat dievakuasi.

Media massa Inggris menyebut rekan Mellis, Billy Clifford membawa granat itu ke fasilitasn latihan Chelsea. Clifford hanya dijatuhi denda oleh the Blues.

Mellis yang kini berusia 21 tahun bergabung dengan Chelsea pada 2007 dan melakukan debut bersama tim utama dalam laga Liga Champions melawan Zilina pada November 2010.

Insiden granat asap itu terjadi 13 bulan setelah pemain belakang Chelsea Ashley Cole secara tidak sengaja menembak pegawai magang menggunakan senapan angin di fasilitas latihan Chelsea. (AP/OL-12)

PSSI Lepas Tangan Jika Indonesia Dapat Sanksi FIFA

JAKARTA--MICOM: PSSI menegaskan tidak akan bertanggung jawab jika FIFA menjatuhkan sanksi terkait kisruh sepak bola Indonesia.

Hal tersebut didasarkan atas pertimbangann bahwa mereka merasa sudah melakukan semua hal yang menjadi instruksi FIFA.

"Kalau ada banned dari FIFA, PSSI tidak bertanggung jawab karena kita sudah melakukan anjuran. Kalau ada banned, itu salah Indonesia yang salah mengambil langkah dalam menangani kisruh sepak bola," kata Staf Ahli Sekjen PSSI Rudolf Yesayas di Jakarta, Selasa (20/3).

Sebelumnya, FIFA menginstruksikan agar PSSI menemukan solusi kisruh di internal mereka, terutama soal dualisme kompetisi. Namun hingga tenggat yang ditentukan (20/3), dua liga (Indonesian Premier League dan Indonesia Super League) masih sama-sama berjalan.

PSSI pun telah mencoba mengundang klub-klub ISL untuk rekonsiliasi, namun hanya Persib Bandung yang merespon. Sisanya menilai langkah tersebut sudah terlambat karena mereka sudah menyerahkan mandat kepada Komite Penyelamat Sepak bola Indonesia (KPSI).

Terkait langkah ini dan hasil Kongres Tahunan di Palangkaraya (18/3), PSSI menyatakan telah melaporkannya ke FIFA. Hal yang dilaporkan termasuk keabsahan peserta kongres yang mencapai 94 voter dan semuanya dijamin merupakan anggota sah PSSI.

Bukan hanya PSSI yang mengatakan hal tersebut, KPSI pun mengklaim hal yang sama. Mereka pun mengaku sudah menyusun berkas hasil Kongres Luar Biasa dan akan melaporkannya ke FIFA/AFC sebagai pertimbangan mereka untuk mengesahkan terselenggaranya KLB di Hotel Mercure Ancol, Jakarta.

"Kami sudah menyusun berkas dan semuanya tinggal dikirim ke FIFA dan AFC," kata Ketua Umum PSSI versi KPSI La Nyalla Mattalitti ketika ditemui di Hotel Kempinsky, Senin (19/3) malam.

Pasca-KLB, PSSI versi KPSI bahkan langsung melakukan koordinasi lewat rapat Komite Eksekutif (exco) di Ruang Mahoni Hotel Kempinsky Jakarta, (19/3) malam. Ia menyatakan bakal menyusun kepengurusan penuh paling lambat 31 Maret 2012.

"Masih banyak hal yang saya pertimbangkan ketika menyusun kepengurusan dan tidak bisa saya umumkan secara instan," imbuhnya.

Meskipun demikian, kepengurusan itu tidak termasuk posisi Sekretaris Jenderal. Saat ini, Sekjen KPSI Hinca Pandjaitan ditunjuk sebagai sekjen sementara PSSI versi KPSI. Namun ia juga mempertimbangkan nama-nama lain seperti CEO PT Liga Indonesia Joko Driyono. (Ash/OL-3)