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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - 11 days ago | film, india, news
    Hollywood meets Bollywood in Oscar-hyped `Slumdog' - Yahoo! News

    Whoa, this sounds neat. Also, it's being talked about for a potential best picture nod at the Oscars!

    Quoted: Hollywood and Bollywood rarely meet. But in the new film "Slumdog Millionaire," the two international epicenters of filmmaking find an unusually fruitful cinematic union.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 26 2008 | film, india, news
    Studio lawyers put hex on ‘Hari Puttar’ film - Movies- msnbc.com

    LOL - classic Bollywood move. Bet they're not used to actually getting sued, though.

    Quoted: Bollywood producers set to release a film called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors" are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous Harry Potter franchise.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 11 2008 | film, news
    Smurfs Head For Big-Screen At Columbia Pictures - NYTimes.com

    I MUST see this movie. I'm sure it will be simply smurfy...

    Quoted: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on Tuesday by Columbia Pictures.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - May 07 2008 | film, south asia, news
    International Examiner - Documentary Explores Anti-Sikh Violence

    My article on "A Dream in Doubt," a documentary on post-9/11 anti-Sikh violence in the U.S., and on an anti-Sikh hate crime that took place on I-5 in Seattle. Sad.

    Quoted: In the years following September 11, 2001, America has struggled to make sense of a tragedy, turning a scrutinizing eye at the country’s role in world affairs and its immigration policies. In one form, this scrutiny has morphed into an attempt to seek out and retaliate against a tangible “enemy.”

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 21 2008 | film, news, movies
    Oliver Stone Votes for 'Bush' Project - MSN Movies News

    Let the jokes begin. They should title this "The Comedy of Errors." Apparently the film is setting out to answer this question (which is also my favorite quote): "How did Bush go from an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?"

    Quoted: Oliver Stone has set his sights on his next directing project, "Bush," a film focusing on the life and presidency of George W. Bush, and attached Josh Brolin to play the title role.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 27 2007 | film, race, news
    How Wes Anderson mishandles race. - Slate Magazine

    Interesting, I've never really examined the way Wes Anderson handles race in his movies - which is precisely the point of this article. Now I'm especially curious to check out Darjeeling Limited to see if I agree with this writer...

    Quoted: The Darjeeling Limited, Anderson's latest movie, showcases an obnoxious element of Anderson that is rarely discussed: the clumsy, discomfiting way he stages interactions between white protagonists—typically upper-class elites—and nonwhite foils—typically working class and poor.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 11 2007 | health, film, news
    Michael Moore, Dr. Gupta square off over 'Sicko' - CNN.com

    I mean, if they both agree that the health-care system needs a serious overhaul, maybe they shouldn't be sparring like opponents on television. Still, though, I understand what Gupta was getting at - Moore's comparisons can be specious.

    Quoted: Filmmaker Michael Moore, whose new documentary "Sicko" takes on America's health care system, faced off Tuesday with CNN chief medical correspondent and practicing neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Both agreed, however, on the basic premise of "Sicko": Problems abound in America's health-care system and need to be fixed.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 20 2007 | film, news
    BBC NEWS | Entertainment | 'Secret' premiere for Allen film

    I'm definitely looking forward to this film... Love Woody Allen, and it's starring Ewan McGregor!

    Quoted: Oscar-winning film director Woody Allen holds a secret premiere of new film Cassandra's Dream in Spain.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - May 23 2007 | news, film
    BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Scorsese to rescue lost film gems

    This is such a great idea - good for Scorsese!

    Quoted: Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese launches a new body to salvage neglected films from around the world.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - May 20 2007 | film, television, news
    The Once and Future Pee-wee - New York Times

    Dude, I loved Pee-Wee. I recently re-watched Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, and I find it amazing that a network and a studio were willing to put something so, um, unusual out there for kids. Power to you Pee-Wee!

    Quoted: Paul Reubens remains the hero of legions of post-adolescents and their parents, who recall him as a shrewd merchant of anticonformity.

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