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| Coming soon: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Posted: Ben Stiller is set to release his new movie on Christmas Day. Actor Ben Stiller directs and stars in this adventure/comedy/fantasy film which revolves around, well, Walter Mitty. Walter is a guy with great imagination, hence he lives a full life daydreaming about all the adventures he may have. Working as a timid photo processor at Life magazine, he just lets his uneventful life go by ... that is, until his job is put on the line! Now, Walter must do something about his boring life for real. He does, of course, and ends up haivng a global adventure more extraordinary than he could have ever dreamed. The film is scheduled to open on Christmas Day (Dec 25) and also stars Kristen Wiig (pic above, with Stiller) and Shirley MacLaine. |
| Posted: Pakistan will send an entry to the Oscars for the first time in nearly 50 years as its struggling film industry shows signs of revival, the country's first Oscar winner said last week. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who in 2012 became the first Pakistani to claim Hollywood's most coveted gong for co-directing a documentary about victims of acid attacks, will head up the national committee charged with selecting Pakistan's entry. Pakistan has previously submitted just two motion pictures for Oscar consideration. In 1959, Jago Hua Savera was submitted by director A. J. Kardar and in 1963, the film Ghunghat was submitted by director Khawaja Khurshid Anwar. But neither film secured an Oscar nomination, Chinoy said. "We are seeking films that represent the best of Pakistani cinema and will aptly represent our country in the heavily contested Best Foreign Language Film category," Chinoy told AFP. "We are inviting and encouraging all Pakistani filmmakers to submit their entries and are looking forward to positive feedback and support from our film and arts industry in this regard," she added. The country's lone Oscar winner said Pakistan's film industry was going through a period of revival after decades of struggling. "The Pakistani film industry is slowly experiencing a resurgence; Pakistanis are going back to the cinema, new theatres are being built, and more students are opting for a career in the arts," she said. "Over the past two years, we have seen a significant rise in the number and nature of films being produced locally, from independent art films to blockbuster song and dance thrillers," she added. Chinoy said Pakistani filmmakers continue to struggle with resources as a paucity of modern filmmaking equipment. Independent movies, or those with subject matter that diverge from the mainstream, have little commercial viability. Pakistan also lacks the academic institutions to teach people the art and craft of modern filmmaking, she said. "Just like any other enterprise, our material is also subject to demand and supply, and thus, I hope that an increased demand results in a renewed interest from potential financiers and academic institutions as well," Chinoy said. "It may take time but I have no doubt that the film industry will prosper if nurtured properly." — AFP Relaxnews |
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