Los Angeles: Actor George Lindsey, best known for his portrayal of Goober Pyle on 'The Andy Griffith Show', died on Sunday. He was 83. According to his manager and booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, Lindsey passed away at a healthcare centre in Nashville after a brief illness, reported Aceshowbiz. Two of Lindsey's former co-stars, Andy Griffith and Ron Howard, expressed their grief over the loss. "George Lindsey was my friend. I...
05:45 PM, May 07, 2012
Panaji: A good sports film can actually promote a particular game but soaring budgets for such projects have kept smaller studios away from venturing into this genre of cinema, said renowned German film historian Jan Tilman Schwab. Schwab, who was recently in Goa to witness a package of soccer films at the 42nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011, said the trend of football films has...
07:06 PM, Dec 08, 2011
Panaji: The blockbuster success in India is not the end of the road for '3 Idiots'. The film's producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra says that the film is all set to be remade in Italian and in English for Hollywood. "We are in talks with 3 studios in Hollywood and one company in Italy for the remake of '3 Idiots'," Chopra told PTI on the sidelines of the ongoing International film...
12:49 PM, Dec 03, 2011
Panaji: A short film by UK-based producer Jamie Nuttgens about child poverty in India today won the coveted Golden Lamp Award in the Short Film Section of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011 here. 'Another Planet', directed by Smita Bhide, was adjudged the best film in the international competition section by a jury headed by Indian Director Basu Chatterjee. The 28-minute film is a touching tale about a young...
11:45 AM, Dec 02, 2011
Panaji: R Madhavan's fame as a Bollywood star with films like 'Rang De Basanti' and '3 Idiots' didn't help him gain access to the biggest film festival in India. The actor did not have a pass to the IFFI here and security guards denied him entry at the gate. Madhavan was here on Tuesday to attend the felicitation of his '3 Idiots' co-star Omi Vaidya. The latter's documentary 'Big In...
05:30 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Panaji: The 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here is not just about international cinema as the spotlight is also on local filmmakers who can showcase their talent in the Chota Cinema Centre and even win awards for their creativity. The only criterion is the director or producer should be a Goan. Zain Lakhani, the business development and operation head of Mandovi Entertainment Group, who is spearheading the programme,...
12:18 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Panaji: Every year IFFI strives to be different and succeeds. This year too, from movie buffs to filmmakers to students, everyone is lapping up the variety offered by the fest, which has kept its date with technology by showing four 3D films. Minor hiccups aside, the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which started Nov 23 and will be on till Dec 3, in its first week has received...
12:01 PM, Nov 30, 2011
Panaji: A film documentary by late painter M.F. Husain will finally be screened at the ongoing 42nd International Film Festival of India despite right wing protests, said organisers Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, festival director Shankar Mohan said Husain's documentary 'Through the eyes of a painter' would 'definitely be screened' Wednesday, but a slot had not been finalised yet. "We are looking for a slot. It will definitely be screened," Mohan...
11:50 AM, Nov 30, 2011
Panaji: The 42nd edition of IFFI's much touted soccer film package has turned out to be a damp squib with virtually no audiences turning up for the big screen event at a local football ground. The International Film festival of India (IFFI) director Shankar Mohan has expressed disappointment at the failure of the football segment to kick off, especially in a soccer loving state. "I was expecting a better response...
11:35 AM, Nov 30, 2011
Panaji: Protests over the contentious Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki, Kerala, echoed at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), as film personalities and journalists from Kerala demanded immediate repairs to the over 100-year-old dam, which according to the protesters had outlived its longevity. Ravindran, a Keralite actor who was present at the festival, was one of the over 100 protesters who wore black bands and shouted slogans at the...
06:38 PM, Nov 29, 2011
Panaji: If Aamir Khan's 'Taare Zameen par' (TZP) triggered a ripple of social consciousness vis-a-vis autism, three women have come to IFFI this year armed with scripts and story ideas, aimed to carpet bomb the 'intellectual disability' cause further. Shalini Gupta, Neena Wagh and Kusum Tiwari - all mothers of intellectually disabled children - will conduct a special workshop for potential filmmakers and scriptwriters at the ongoing 42nd International Film...
11:47 AM, Nov 28, 2011
Panaji: If Argentinian filmmaker Pablo Cesar has his way, Amitabh Bachchan may soon play Bengal's literary giant Rabindranath Tagore in a film. Cesar, whose film 'Shores' is being screened at the 42nd International Film festival of India (IFFI), said that he wanted Bachchan to play the artistic genius in his next film. "I am in the process of casting for the film. I want Amitabh Bachchan for the role of...
06:41 PM, Nov 27, 2011
Panaji: Brazilian film director Oscar Maron Filho, who was in Panaji to attend the ongoing International film festival of India (IFFI), died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. He was 56. Filho was speaking at the open forum here this afternoon when he suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to the Goa Medical College and hospital where he breathed his last, sources close to the director said. Filho,...
04:07 PM, Nov 27, 2011
Panaji: Australian film legend Phil Noyce on Sunday apologised on behalf of Australians for the spate of attacks on Indian students studying in his country. Noyce, several of whose films have been based on apartheid both in Africa as well as the neglect of the native aborigine population Down Under, said that the Indian community in Australia was living in harmony and the violence was a result of stray incidents....
03:36 PM, Nov 27, 2011
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