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Fugitive Punjabi film producer held by Delhi police in Mumbai

Edit DNA India 12 Sep 2016
A police team got specific information that Gaurav and his brothers were living in Mumbai with fake identities. A 35-year-old fugitive Punjabi film producer, who had escaped from police custody from court premises two years ago, was arrested by the Crime Branch of Delhi police from Mumbai ... The accused, Gaurav Sethi (35), had produced two Punjabi films in 2008 and 2011....

Bond graduates behind the scenes in Hollywood blockbuster (Bond University)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Sep 2016
'I pitched a shift of focus from shooting a 'behind the scenes' of the film in VR, to an in-narrative piece, taking a scene directly from the script and shooting it in VR ... 'My career is really taking off and I have recently returned from New Zealand where I was working on Scarlett Johansson's film, Ghost In The Shell, as the stunt department assistant coordinator....

JHA LO goes to Busan Film Festival

Edit The Himalayan 12 Sep 2016
Another feather on the cap for the Nepali film industry as a short film directed by Buddhist Monk Shenang Gyamjo Tamang (Khenpo Shelnang) — JHA LO (Year of the Bird) — has been selected in competitive short film section at the 21st Busan International Film Festival, South Korea....

Alexis Arquette dies at 47: Actress and transgender activist

Edit The Oklahoman 12 Sep 2016
Arquette was best known for film roles, including one in "The Wedding Singer" and another in "Pulp Fiction." ... A 2007 film about her transition to becoming a woman, "Alexis Arquette. She's My Brother," was popular on the film festival circuit ... Richmond Arquette described Alexis to CNN as "a force" who "died as he lived, on his own terms" and said he was happy to have been "with him as he began his journey onward."....

Toronto’s First Weekend: ‘Moonlight’ Leads the Way as TIFF Gets Bold

Edit The Wrap 12 Sep 2016
A film from a young African-American director that deals with the black experience was the big winner on the first weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, but for a change we’re not talking about Nate Parker and “The Birth of a Nation.” ... The film secured the buzz it had coming out of Telluride ... A touch of craziness is what it takes to stand out from the exceptionally crowded field in Toronto....

Adult audiences drive ‘Sully’s’ big $35.5 million landing

Edit Star Advertiser 12 Sep 2016
LOS ANGELES » Adult audiences turned out in droves to take the plunge with “Sully,” director Clint Eastwood’s dramatization of the Miracle on the Hudson. The film took flight with $35.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, surpassing expectations by around $10 million ... “Clint Eastwood is the master of being understated he always wants the film to speak for itself, and it did.”....

'Abacus: Small Enough To Jail': Toronto Review

Edit Screen Daily 12 Sep 2016
Fans of James’ earlier work will certainly be on board, and the film’s courtroom drama and David-vs.-Goliath storyline will be selling points, too ... The film takes us behind the scenes of Abacus Federal Savings Bank, which attorney Thomas Sung started in 1984, inspired by Jimmy Stewart’s bighearted character from It’s A Wonderful Life to provide opportunities to Chinese immigrants living in New York’s Chinatown....

They are all stars! (MidCoast Council)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Sep 2016
We shot the film with the help of production company Coastal Media over one day, and every person in the ad is a real client - no actors were used.' ... 'We aim to walk beside these people to enable them to reach their goals and live the life they want to live by focussing on abilities, not disability' said Liz Green....

Movies this week: Pink, Raaz Reboot

Edit Bollywood Life 12 Sep 2016
This Friday, we have two starkly opposite films at the box office. While one is a gritty courtroom drama, the other is a horror take we have seen before as well ... Let us tell you what to expect from these films. Film ... In the same place stays Deepak Sehgal, the famous lawyer who is now living the life of a recluse ... The case shifts in court and what happens next forms the plot of the film ... Film....

Toronto Film Review: ‘Their Finest’

Edit Variety 12 Sep 2016
“Their Finest” is set in London in 1940, during the height of the Blitz, and takes its title from a speech by Winston Churchill. It is a film about filmmaking, in particular the making of a film that needs to serve as a salve for the besieged British populace, boosting morale and helping, in its... Read more » ... ....

Dev Patel film Lion roars into Toronto

Edit BBC News 12 Sep 2016
Eight years after making his debut in Slumdog Millionaire, Dev Patel is back with another film that features an impoverished Indian boy on a life-changing journey. And like Slumdog, which won eight Oscars, Patel's new film Lion is now being talked up as a major awards contender ... "Slumdog has a frenetic energy and this film is a sweeping story... It's Patel's fifth film shot in India....

TIFF 2016: ’Slumdog’ breakout Dev Patel returns to Toronto with ’Lion’

Edit Toronto Sun 12 Sep 2016
TORONTO — Actor Dev Patel has felt this sort of buzzy sensation before at the Toronto International Film Festival ... The film rose above hundreds of others to grab the people’s choice award — and eventually a best picture win at the Oscars ... Patel, now 26, is experiencing a similar burst of praise for his latest film “Lion,” the story of how Google Earth helped a man reunite with his long lost family....

Journalist Covering Pipeline Protest Wanted By Police For Filming Security Dogs Attacking Native Americans

Edit Inquisitr 12 Sep 2016
Journalist Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! filmed a group of security guards attacking Native Americans protesting the construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota and now a warrant has been issued for her arrest ... Goodman was covering the pipeline protest in North Dakota when private security guards attacked a group of Native American protestors with dogs and pepper spray; she filmed the event and the video went viral....
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