rediff Movies (Free subscription) | yesterday
Whether the film works or not, Chetan Bhagat is most likely to benefit.Those who have read the book may like to see the film out of sheer curiosity.Those who have seen Hello might want to read the book to compare notes.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Film News: Event takes place November 7 -- "The Namesake" helmer Mira Nair and O. Henry Prize-winning writer Suketu Mehta will discuss the Gotham/Mumbai divide during "NY/Bombay: An Evening With Mira Nair and Suketu Mehta" at the Times Arts Center on Nov. 7.
Times of India (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Half a dozen celebrated authors of Indian origin, including Salman Rushdie, were scheduled to speak in support of Barack Obama at an event organized by the SAFO group.
Times of India (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Writes a blogger, ‘‘When films like ‘A Wednesday’ or ‘Aamir’ are released, we sit up and say that is me, this is the place I walk through on my way to work, this is where I shop.’’
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Film News: Gotham fest selects 'Heaven on Earth' as opener 'Heaven' on top for fest -- "Heaven on Earth" will receive top billing at Gotham's Indian Film Festival. Deepa Mehta's immigration drama will open the fest, which runs from Nov. 5-9 at Tribeca Cinemas; Rose Hall and the Allen Room; and the new Museum of Arts and Design.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Rome - Rome Film Festival organizers unveiled Wednesday this year's 150-film lineup, including 8, a United Nations-backed movie on poverty which features India's Mira Nair, Mauritania's Abderrahmane Sissako and Germany's Wim Wenders among the contrib...
Reel Suave (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Hilary Swank will star in Betty Anne Waters, a drama to be directed by Tony Golgwyn. The story is about a single mother who worked her way through law school in order to free her brother who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Omega Entertainment is financing and will distribute worldwide. The film was scripted by Pamela Gray will begin shooting in January in Michigan. Andrew Sugerman who produced...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
2008 PRODUCERS LAB LINE-UP ALSO ANNOUNCED - Anne Clements to Serve As Lab Instructor - LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Film Independent announced today the recipient of the second annual Sloan Producers Grant. The organization also announced the fellows selected for Film Independent's annual Producers Lab, which runs in Los Angeles from September 29 through November 13, 2008. Anne Clements...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
New York: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has thanked the Indian community for its “very supportive role” in bringing about the “historic agreement” on civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, which is ...
Gawker (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
No one's asking Johnny Depp to pursue a boring, traditional Hollywood acting career, but this is just getting ridiculous. The Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas star has been cast in three new movies,...
/Film (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Summit Entertainment and Imagi Studios have announced a release date for the computer animated Astro Boy feature film. Mark your calendars for October 23rd 2009. The film will hit theaters the same day as Mira Nair’s Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia and the Phillip Noyce-directed adaptation of Dirt Music. Check out the full press release after [...]
merinews (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
The city might have made the internationally acclaimed film 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' but it seems that in real life only the Thackeray brand of political hooliganism reigns in the city. Who will the maverick Raj Thackeray targeting next?
Ansa (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Wenders, Campion, Nair explore world issues
E! Online (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Johnny Depp is going Gollum. The Hollywood hunk is reteaming with Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski for Rango, a feature-length CGI 'toon about household pets. Depp will...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Film News: 'Man Who Loves' stars Monica Bellucci -- The Rome Film Festival is going local, with romancer “L’Uomo che ama,” (The Man Who Loves) by Maria Sole Tognazzi, starring Monica Bellucci and leading Italo thesp Pierfrancesco Favino, as the opener of its third edition.
