Archive for June, 2009



“Casanegra” shows storied city in realistic light (Reuters)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 10:06 pm

Reuters - The likes of Bogey and Bergman are nowhere to be seen in Nour Eddine Lakhmari’s tour through the nocturnal underbelly of Casablanca, or “Casanegra,” as the city’s underclasses call it. Lakhmari picked up the prize for best director at the Taormina festival for this film about two childhood friends, young men striving to rise above the surrounding squalor.

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Hindi thriller “New York” has sharp political edge (Reuters)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 10:06 pm

Reuters - In the aftermath of 9/11, more than 1,200 men, many of South Asian descent, were detained by U.S. authorities, according to the ACLU. Of these, more than 1,000 were released months and years later for lack of evidence.

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Applegate, Day ready to go the “Distance” (Reuters)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 10:06 pm

Actress Christina Applegate arrives at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California in this January 25, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FlesReuters - Charlie Day, one of the stars and creators of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and Christina Applegate have joined Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the romantic comedy “Going the Distance.”


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Jackman, Rogen, Hathaway among Oscar invitees (AP)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 1:06 pm

FILE - In this April 6, 2009 file photo Seth Rogen arrives at the premiere of 'Observe and Report' in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Academy Awards.


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Clooney smokes out new production home at Sony (AP)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 12:06 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2008 file photo, actor George Clooney arrives for the screening of the movie 'Burn After Reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy.  (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)AP - George Clooney has lined up a new home for his production company.


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