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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: Social Issues, Entertainment, Sexual Assault, Charity, Slumdog Millionaire (movie)
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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: India, Guy Ritchie, Mumbai (India), Madonna, Johnny Depp
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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: Cinema Industry, Entertainment, Bill Irwin, Anne Hathaway, Jonathan Demme
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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: Entertainment, Paul Rudd, Heather Graham, Documentary (genre), University of California, Los Angeles
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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: Doha (Qatar), Entertainment, Tribeca, HSBC Holdings plc, Qatar
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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: Entertainment, Gasland (movie), Israel, Danny Glover, Denmark
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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: Entertainment, David O. Russell, Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
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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: Entertainment, International Organizations, Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed, 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: Ken Burns, United Kingdom, The Rolling Stones (music group), Graham Chapman, 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: Michael Mann, Entertainment, Iran, Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed
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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: Entertainment, Thriller (genre), Qatar, Arts and Culture, Paul Thomas Anderson
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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: Entertainment, Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Princeton Tigers
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