Posted by editor@vimooz.com on May 31, 2009 under Awards, Bollywood, Foreign Film | Comments are off for this article
Aishwarya Rai
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai will perform at the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards event, scheduled to be held in Macau, China on June this year for three days from June 11-13. Aishwarya will perform at the Venetian-Macau Resort on the night of June 13. Apart from Aishwarya, other actresses like Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor will also perform at the 10th IIFA event.
Rajesh Khanna
Veteran actor Rajesh Khanna will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Each year, IIFA honours a member of the Indian film fraternity with the Lifetime Achievement Award for their contributions to Indian cinema.
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on May 29, 2009 under Coming Soon, People | Comments are off for this article
Lucy Punch has replaced actress Nicole Kidman in the new Woody Allen film. The British actress, a relative unknown, who starred on the CBS series “The Class” and had roles in “Hot Fuzz” and “Ella Enchanted,” reportedly wowed the writer-director with a screen test. Punch joins Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins in the untitled project.
This weekend, the Federation of Balkan American Associations (FEBA) and the Graduate Social Research program at Hunter College in New York City collaborate to present “Balkan Film Days” a selection of award-winning feature films from the Balkan region. This rare presentation of films is free to the public (rsvp required), and includes films recognized and awarded at Cannes Film Festival, The Academy Awards, The Berlin International Film Festival and The Tokyo International Film Festival, to name a few. The program is as follows:
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Jim Granato’s “D tour” makes clear: if you haven’t signed up to be an organ donor, do so after you’ve finished reading this article. Google your state’s name and “organ donation,” download the short form to fill out, and mail it to your state’s DMV.
Granato’s documentary is the story of friend Pat Spurgeon, the talented multi-instrument musician from Bloomington, Indiana who plays drums for Rogue Wave, a band on the rise. In the film, Pat discovers that a degenerative kidney disease is threatening to take him away from the grand stage that he has finally gained access to, and that he has dreamed of playing on ever since graduating college over two decades ago.
“D tour” invites viewers into the world of Spurgeon and his tight-knit, affable bandmates. It reminds viewers of the need for both organ donors and a more sympathetic American healthcare system, of the power of love and friendship, and of the fragility of life and the dreams we find in it before death’s sure but unpredictable arrival.
“D tour” won “Best Documentary” last month at the San Francisco Film Festival, and Vimooz had the chance to discuss the film with its maker Jim Granato.
Q: How did you first meet Pat? What has been your relationship over the years?
JG: I used to see Pat play in a couple of bands in our hometown of Bloomington, Indiana back in the early 90’s. We didn’t know each other back then, but he was something of a well known musician in our little college town scene. It was years later just after I moved to San Francisco in 1996 that I ran into Pat at a local bar. He had just landed there too and after introductions and acknowledging many mutual friends together we became fast friends.
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New York Ch. 4 movie critic Jeffrey Lyons has been shown the exit reports Page Six of the NY Post. Lyons was the host of the nationally syndicated show “Reel Talk.” Also canned were co-host Alison Bailes and executive producer Michael Avila. A rep for NBC tells Page Six of the NY Post “We appreciate the insight and intelligence that both Jeffrey and Alison, along with the show’s producers, have brought to ‘Reel Talk’ and shared with viewers in New York and across the country for the last several years.
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British independent filmmaker Duncan Jones, David Bowie’s son, goes sci-fi in his feature debut “Moon,” which opens in limited release June 12 after premiering at 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
“Moon” stars actor Sam Rockwell (”Frost/Nixon”) as Sam Bell, a lonely astronaut preparing to return to his family on earth after a three-year job aboard a lunar mining station.
Mr. Jones who first conceived of the independent film after reading astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin’s “Entering Space,” shot the film last winter in 33 days for $5 million.
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Regent is opening “Departures” in 10 locations, three months after the Japanese drama won the foreign language Oscar. “Departures” was a major hit in its homeland with more than $60 million.
Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Language Film, DEPARTURES is a delightful journey into the heartland of Japan as well an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan’s cultural heritage.
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on May 28, 2009 under drama | Comments are off for this article
“War Eagle, Arkansas” will open June 12 in theaters throughout Arkansas, before expanding to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other key cities nationwide. The film was written by Graham Gordy (”The Love Guru’,” “My Dog Skip”) and directed by Robert Milazzo. Empire Film Group will distribute the film.
The critically praised feature has earned more than 20 film festival awards, and stars Emmy winners Brian Dennehy (”Righteous Kill”), Mary Kay Place (HBO’s “Big Love”), and James McDaniel (”N.Y.P.D. Blue”). The film also stars Academy Award Nominee Mare Winningham (”Swing Vote”) and newcomers Luke Grimes (ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters”) and Dan McCabe as the two high school friends.
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Alessandro Nivola stars as Arthur Capel and Audrey Tautou stars as Coco Chanel in Warner Bros. Pictures’ Coco Avant Chanel (2009)
Writer/director Guy Maddin (”My Winnipeg,” “The Saddest Music in the World,” “Careful”). Actor Alessandro Nivola (”Junebug,” “Laurel Canyon,” and the upcoming 2009 films “Coco Before Chanel” and “Howl”) will receive the Excellence in Acting award, and Strand Releasing will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival.
The film festival will take place in Provincetown from June 17-21. The Opening Night Film will be Woody Allen’s “Whatever Works” (New England Premiere) starring Larry Charles, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley, Jr. The festival will close with Jay DiPietro’s “Peter and Vandy” (East Coast Premiere), starring Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler and Zak Orth.
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“The Deal” starring William H. Macy
Veteran film festival director, filmmaker and actor Jody Kielbasa is the new director of the Virginia Film Festival. Kielbasa comes from Sarasota, Fla., where for the last decade he served as the founding executive director of the Sarasota Film Festival. Kielbasa recently co-produced the independent film, “The Deal,” starring William H. Macy and Meg Ryan and directed by Steven Schachter. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
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