November
20
2009

Filmmaking News from Digg.com – 58th Edition



Vodo embraces P2P for film distribution
Vodo is a promising new project that offers a new method of film distribution that combines peer-to-peer (P2P) and donations to increase impact and support filmmakers. The venture has already released a fantastic feature film, Us Now. Jamie King, director of Steal this FIlm II is the mastermind behind the operation.

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Kurbaan” director Rensil D’Silva doesn’t deny the similarities between the two films but doesn’t comment on the similarity of the roles. “If there are similarities between ‘Kurbaan’ and ‘New York’ then that’s fine. I’ve high regards for Kabir Khan as a filmmaker.

Tapan Banerjee talks about Rajdrohi-Bengali Science Fiction
Bengali Filmmaker Tapan Banerjee talks about his upcoming Bengali film Rajdrohi, a romantic love story with a science fiction element, that will certainly add a new genre to the mainstream Bengali cinema. The interview sheds light on science fiction used in Bengali and Indian cinema.

Madhuri Dixit looks set to play Indira Gandhi -
Mumbai: Actor Madhuri Dixit is likely to essay the role of former prime minister Indira Gandhi in a two-part Hollywood film. It is learnt that Dixit has accepted the part, while filmmaker Krishna

What if Werner Herzog directed “Twilight”?
From “Twilight” to “2012,” seven movies crying out for a redo from the eccentric German filmmaker after “Bad Lieutenant”

Tom Petty: Rock God or Mere Mortal? – WSJ.com
As Tom Petty prepares to release a career-spanning anthology, an attempt to determine where he falls in the rock music pantheon. Still, his knack for radio-friendly hooks may have cost him points in the long run. filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, who directed “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” the recent Heartbreakers documentary, “Tom has had so many pop hits.

MADHURI DIXIT TO PLAY INDIRA GANDHI
Asian-American filmmaker Krishna Shah is set to make a biopic on Indira Gandhi and has roped in Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit to play the role of India’s first and only woman prime minister.

7 Popular ‘Chick Flicks’ That Secretly Hate Women
Hollywood filmmakers like their women like they like their coffee: shrill, stupid and submissive. And usually not black.

Akbar Khan honoured for TAJ MAHAL at Damascus
After being lauded at Damascus Festival, now filmmaker Akbar Khan has been honoured alongside actors on the

Blog: Breitbart trying to blackmail’ Dems with ACORN tapes
Filmmakers James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles have released new tapes of their anti-ACORN sting operation. They appeared with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday, along with conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart, who threatened to use still-unseen tapes of ACORN and others as ammunition against Democratic candidates in next fall’s elections

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