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Cookbook writer, actor Jaffrey speaks at book fest
SPENCERTOWN — Madhur Jaffrey is equally famous as a writer of cookbooks and an actor in movies and on stage. She is reported to have introduced the filmmaking team of James Ivory and the late Ismail Merchant to each other, she starred in several of their films and, like them, she chose to live in Columbia County.

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Madhupal into his second
Actor Madhupal whose debut film Thalappavu was largely applauded by the critics, will start shooting his second film in a few months…

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Film : Actor Matthew Modine Headlines 5th International Film Festival
More than 50 international films promise to pack more on-Island punch this weekend than Earl did. The M.V. International Film Festival begins this evening, September 9, with a rooftop reception at the Mansion House and a screening of Miao Wang’s “Beijing Taxi.”

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OscarWatch: 10 with Toronto buzz
Dave Karger’s scouting report on Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Ben Affleck

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Star-studded films vie for attention in Toronto
“Passion Play,” starring Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox, is just one of many star-studded titles hoping to catch buyers’ attention at the festival.

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Toronto International Film Festival opens, first stop for Oscar hopefuls
The buzz starts now. Beginning Thursday night and running through Sept. 19, the 35th Toronto International Film Festival will set a select group of dramas and romances, heart-tuggers and pulse-pounders, prestige productions, and engaging oddities off and running on their quest for accolades and Oscar gold.

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Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Depp to play literary lovers?
London, Sep 7 : French actress Vanessa Paradis has confirmed she and partner Johnny Depp are considering playing Simone De Beauvoir and her lover Nelson Algren in an upcoming flick.

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Vanessa Paradis – Paradis Depardieu Was Having A Bad Day
Actress VANESSA PARADIS is playing peacekeeper between feuding French stars GERARD DEPARDIEU and JULIETTE BINOCHE, insisting the actor admires the Oscar winner no matter what…

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Entertainment › Eri Fukatsu wins best actress award at Montreal film festival
Eri Fukatsu won the best actress award at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Monday for her performance in the Japanese film…

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Film Festival Buzz: Natalie Portman, James Franco, Joaquin Phoenix And More
New movies from Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Danny Boyle and others are drawing attention at this year’s Telluride and Venice film festivals.

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True-life material proves irresistible at Telluride
The dramatic features ‘The King’s Speech,’ ‘127 Hours’ and ‘The First Grader’ score at the film festival. Truth can certainly be stranger than fiction. If you look toward the Telluride Film Festival, it might also be stronger.

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Against-all-odds, fact-based movies score at Telluride Film Festival
TELLURIDE, Colo. — Truth can certainly be stranger than fiction. If you look toward the Telluride Film Festival, it might also be stronger.

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Porn Actress Protests Craigslist Changes
A Las Vegas adult film star is upset with Craigslist.org’s decision to pull its adult services section, replacing it with a black bar that reads “censored” after pressure from more than a dozen attorneys general.

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Pusan Film Festival to kick off next month with record number of premieres
South Korea’s most prestigious film festival will feature a record number of world premieres when it kicks off next month, organizers said Tuesday.

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Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival opens on September 9 with “Score.

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Elvira’s Movie Macabre
Stone Temple Pilots have announced two western Canadian dates to take place in Vancouver and Calgary on Nov. 4 and 6, respectively. — Live Nation

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Plenty of 3-D titles coming at you between now and Thanksgiving
Get ready for plenty of action to be popping off the screen this fall.3-D has been embraced by movie studios and theater owners have found the format, in some cases, to be a profit center. The 3-D titles coming soon to a theater near you include “Resident Evil: Afterlife” (Sept. 10), “Alpha and Omega” (Sept. 17), “Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” (Sept. 24), “My Soul to Take” (Oct …

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ComingSoon.net’s 2010 Toronto Film Festival Preview
ComingSoon.net is absolutely thrilled to let everyone know that for the fourth year in a row, we will be covering the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), running from September 9 through the 19th. This year’s festival looks even more exciting than past years with literally hundreds of new movies from some of the world’s greatest filmmakers and most of the film’s stars should be in …

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At Film Festival
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and well known singer Asha Bhosle attended the screening of Teesri Manzil in Purani Jeans Film Festival organized by Radio Mirchi.

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Joaquin Phoenix film ‘no hoax’, insists Casey Affleck
As I’m Still Here premieres at the Venice film festival, its star and director keep audiences guessing as to whether it is a stunt or a faithful documentary Is it an authentic, warts-and-all documentary about a tortured artist who has fallen out of love with his chosen profession? Or is it a shameless stunt, perpetrated by a pair of Hollywood playboys with too much time and money on their hands …

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Cystic fibrosis film wins at Montreal festival
Oxygen, a Dutch-Belgian film about young people trying to figure out how to live with cystic fibrosis, has won two prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival, including the Grand Prix des Americas.

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TV that’s good (and good for you)
Smart TV doesn’t have to be homework. Sometimes a dose of challenging, evocative television can be a welcome break from the easier-going distractions we cherish.

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Ad preference for film actresses on TV
Advertisers continued their love affair with female stars of the film industry, as actresses continued to rule over actors in hogging advertisement time in the first half of this year. Bollywood alone accounted for 87 per cent share of celebrity endorsements in the six-month period.

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Raindance film festival announces controversial lineup
UK’s largest indie gathering will screen A Serbian Film, which features necrophilia and rape, and a banned gay zombie porno Controversy looks set to reign at this year’s Raindance film festival after organisers announced they will screen a number of highly contentious films over the event’s 11-day run, which begins later this month. Among the features that will show at the festival are first …

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Aamir prepares for Toronto film fest
Popular actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan is preparing to fly to Toronto for the screening of his wife Kiran Rao’s directorial debut ‘Dhobi Ghat’ at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing
Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice International Film Festival.

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Film Festival Buzz: Natalie Portman, James Franco, Joaquin Phoenix And More
New movies from Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Danny Boyle and others are drawing attention at this year’s Telluride and Venice film festivals.

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