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Indian Film Festival highlights emerging directors
24 FramesIn India’s long fight for independence, the first defeat of the British came not at the hands of soldiers but those of untrained teenagers, led by a schoolteacher, in 1930. This piece of history is the subject of “Chittagong,” the... -
Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Crazies' on Starz
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 6 in PDF format Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here This week's TV Movies ‘THE CRAZIES': Timothy Olyphant plays a small-town sheriff with a...... -
Surviving on a little luck and lots of street smarts
Shekhar Sahni has a cocky air, a music player filled with Hindi tunes and a swagger befitting someone who's beaten the odds in a culture where it's drummed into you early to accept your fate.
The 21-year-old grew up on India's rough streets and dreams of...Tags: Crimes, India, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Juvenile Delinquency
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Review: 'Rachel Getting Married'
Times Movie CriticThe Internet Movie Database, the mighty monarch of cinema sites, lists more than 600 films with the word "wedding" in the title. And no wonder. Where else can the passions of the moment, and recriminations born of unresolved family issues, mix to create...Tags: Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Documentary (genre), Neil Young, Cinema Industry
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Movie release dates: What's ahead on the Oscars derby track?
Gold DerbyOCTOBER 16 "Where the Wild Things Are" ??? Director Spike Jonze's adaptation of the classic children's book by Maurice Sendak could be a strong contender in the crafts categories. Stars include past Oscars champ Forest Whitaker plus Catherine Keener.... -
Fox Searchlight's 'Amelia': How did it make it onto the runway?
The Big PictureI know that all of America was queasily captivated last week by the bizarre "is it real or isn't it" Balloon Boy escapade. But here in Hollywood, heads are scratching over an equally puzzling mystery: How did Fox Searchlight, which...... -
First look: 'Saw VI' is slashed by 'Paranormal' while 'Cirque du Freak,' 'Astro Boy,' 'Amelia' flop
Company TownIt was a gory weekend at the box office for pretty much every movie except 'Paranormal Activity.' Paramount Pictures' ultra-low-budget horror film more than doubled its nationwide theater count to 1,945 theaters and continues its winning ways, selling a... -
The Sunday Conversation: Ewan McGregor: roles with controversy
Ewan McGregor's next films are surrounded by controversy. There's Roman Polanski's unfinished film "The Ghost," a thinly veiled indictment of Tony Blair. The satirical "The Men Who Stare at Goats," also featuring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges, alleges...Tags: Kate Winslet, Jeff Bridges, Gays and Lesbians, George Clooney, Roman Polanski
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Aussie Charmer
Jessica Gelt is an assistant style editor at West.Jacinda Barrett is 5 feet, 10 inches in her stocking feet. She has a teal-colored tattoo on the inside of her right ankle and her face—girlish and soft on film—is carved and somewhat angular in person. Although her chocolate-brown eyes...Tags: Nicole Kidman, Career and Workplace, Immigration, Zach Braff, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Hey, that ad-lib wasn't in the script!
Special to The TimesEverett Hitch and Virgil Cole had been riding all day, chasing bad guys across the chaparral in the western "Appaloosa." As actors Viggo Mortensen (who was playing Hitch) and Ed Harris (Cole) sat around a campfire filming a scene on the Galisteo, N.M.,...Tags: The Da Vinci Code (movie), Judd Apatow, Natural Resources, Ron Howard, Drama (genre)
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Madonna, Ritchie visit slums of Mumbai
Madonna visited a crowded Mumbai slum Tuesday, where impoverished residents showered her with rose and marigold petals. Madonna didn't speak to journalists, and a New York-based spokeswoman for the 49-year-old singer wasn't immediately available for...Tags: Mumbai (India), Hospitals and Clinics, India, Guy Ritchie, Madonna
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Coming attractions directed by women
Gray Matters Director: Sue Kramer, making her feature debut. The UCLA film school graduate also wrote the screenplay. Synopsis: Romantic comedy about a tightknit brother (Thomas Cavanagh) and sister (Heather Graham) who fall for the same woman. Release...Tags: Education, BBC, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Documentary (genre)
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