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Mohsin Hamid comes home to roost in Pakistan
Many of the characters in Mohsin Hamid's novels are cultural nomads, hopscotching between the Islamic world and the Western capitalist world, the spiritual and the material, Urdu and English, the undernourished countryside and the teeming mega-city. It'...
Tags: Lahore (Pakistan), Graham Greene, Islam, Literature, England
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Doha Film Institute taps Al Khater as CEO: Org oversees Doha Tribeca Film Festival
VarietyROME -- The Doha Film Institute has appointed banking exec Abdulaziz Al Khater as its CEO, replacing Amanda Palmer, who stepped down in July. The appointment of Al Khater, who joins DFI after holding senior positions with Intl. Bank of Qatar, HSBC and,...Tags: Festive Events, Salma Hayek, Tribeca, Arts and Culture, Qatar
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PGA hits mark on 'Playbook': David O. Russell pic commits to carrying certification
VarietyThe Producers Guild of America is making headway in getting its "Producers' Mark" into film credits as David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" is the latest pic to commit to carrying the certification. The mark -- a lowercase "p.g.a." that designates...Tags: Rob Reiner, Drama (genre), Comedy (genre), Golf, Entertainment
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Three U.S. docs chase Puma-Britdoc prize: 'Bag It,' 'Budrus,' 'Gasland' on shortlist
VarietyLONDON -- Three documentaries from the U.S., one from Denmark and one from the Netherlands have been shortlisted for the second annual Puma.Creative Impact Award. The prize, awarded by the Britdoc Foundation and the philanthropic arm of sportswear firm...Tags: Greenpeace, Gasland (movie), Djimon Hounsou, Israel, Entertainment
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IFC acquires 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist': Mira Nair pic opened the Venice Film Festival, screened at Toronto
VarietyIFC Films has bought all North American rights to director Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," which opened the Venice Film Festival and had its North American premiere at Toronto. The acquisition, announced Thursday, reunites Nair with IFC, which...Tags: Kiefer Sutherland, Politics, International Organizations, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Kate Hudson
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BFI London fest adds competitive sections: Lineup split into nine genres
VarietyLONDON -- The 56th BFI London Film Festival will see 14 world premieres, 15 international preems and 34 European preems in a line-up of 225 fiction and documentary features, it was announced at a launch event at London's Odeon Leicester Square on...Tags: Dustin Hoffman, American Express Company, Mike Newell, The Rolling Stones (music group), Celebrities
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Venice opens with 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist': Schreiber, Hudson, Mann hit Venice red carpet
VarietyAbove: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' star Kate Hudson attends the opening ceremony during the 69th Venice Film Festival at the Palazzo del Cinema in Italy. VENICE - The 69th Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with a mix of politics, spectacle, and...Tags: Punishment, Michael Mann, Entertainment, Movies, Samantha Morton
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Venice Film Fest opens with new mart: Mira Nair pic preems as meet unveils improved screening facilities
VarietyROME -- Renewal is in the air as the 69th Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with a new artistic director, the fest's first bona-fide market, mildly improved digs and the premiere of Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," which organizers say...Tags: Paul Thomas Anderson, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Qatar, Entertainment
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
VarietyMohsin Hamid's slender, gemlike novel about a young Pakistani man's post-9/11 identity crisis receives illuminating but heavy-handed screen treatment in "The Reluctant Fundamentalist." Despite a fine central performance by Riz Ahmed, a strong feel for...Tags: Lahore (Pakistan), Princeton Tigers, Central Intelligence Agency, Music, Entertainment
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Mira Nair recalls 'Reluctant' journey: Opener brings helmer back to Lido 11 years after 9/11
VarietyWhen the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack hit the U.S., Mira Nair was on a plane to Toronto having won the Venice Golden Lion for "Monsoon Wedding" two days earlier. Back on the Lido almost 11 years later with fest opener "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," a...Tags: Religious Conflicts, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Entertainment, Thriller (genre), Riz Ahmed
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Italy's Eagle buys Mira Nair's Venice opener: 'Reluctant Fundamentalist' stars Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland
VarietyMADRID - Tarak Ben Ammar's high-flying Italian distributor Eagle Pictures has acquired Italian rights to Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist." Struck with "Fundamentalist" sales agent K5 International, deal was announced just 48 hours before Nair'...Tags: Kiefer Sutherland, Qatar, Om Puri, Kate Hudson, Italy
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Ken Burns, Alex Gibney, others headline Toronto documentary lineup
Ken Burns, Alex Gibney and Julien Temple headline the Toronto International Film Festival's documentary lineup this year, a program that also features work by Marina Zenovich and Matthew Cooke. Fans of nonfiction film can take in movies on everything...
Tags: U.S. Military, Susan Sarandon, Rob Zombie, Woody Harrelson, Abusive Behavior
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