Zia Mohyeddin, the British-Pakistani actor known for his parts in ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Immaculate Conception’, and the stage version of ‘A Passage to India’, died on Monday in a Karachi hospital, ‘Variety’ reports. Mohyeddin, who was 91, was ill and on life support, his family said. His death was condoled by top members of Pakistan’s political establishment, including President Arif Ali, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and his predecessor, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan.
Mohyeddin was born in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), British India, in 1931. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the early 1950s.
After theatre roles in ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ and ‘Julius Caesar’, Mohyeddin in 1960 made his West End debut in ‘A Passage to India’, where he originated the role of Dr Aziz.
The actor featured in David Lean’s ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (1962), playing the role of Arab guide Tafas. Roles in...
Mohyeddin was born in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), British India, in 1931. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the early 1950s.
After theatre roles in ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ and ‘Julius Caesar’, Mohyeddin in 1960 made his West End debut in ‘A Passage to India’, where he originated the role of Dr Aziz.
The actor featured in David Lean’s ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (1962), playing the role of Arab guide Tafas. Roles in...
- 2/13/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Zia Mohyeddin, a British-Pakistani actor known for films “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Immaculate Conception” and the stage version of “A Passage to India,” died on Monday in Karachi. He was 91.
Mohyeddin was ill and was on life support in a Karachi hospital, his family said.
Mohyeddin was born in Lylallpur (now Faisalabad), British India, in 1931. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the early 1950s. After theater roles in “Long Day’s Journey into Night” and “Julius Caesar,” Mohyeddin made his West End debut in “A Passage to India” in 1960, where he originated the role of Dr. Aziz.
The actor featured in David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962), playing the role of Arab guide Tafas. Roles in Alexander Mackendrick’s “Sammy Going South” (1963), Fred Zinnemann’s “Behold a Pale Horse” (1964), Basil Dearden’s “Khartoum” (1966), Ralph Thomas’ “Deadlier Than the Male” (1966), Tony Richardson’s “The Sailor from...
Mohyeddin was ill and was on life support in a Karachi hospital, his family said.
Mohyeddin was born in Lylallpur (now Faisalabad), British India, in 1931. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the early 1950s. After theater roles in “Long Day’s Journey into Night” and “Julius Caesar,” Mohyeddin made his West End debut in “A Passage to India” in 1960, where he originated the role of Dr. Aziz.
The actor featured in David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962), playing the role of Arab guide Tafas. Roles in Alexander Mackendrick’s “Sammy Going South” (1963), Fred Zinnemann’s “Behold a Pale Horse” (1964), Basil Dearden’s “Khartoum” (1966), Ralph Thomas’ “Deadlier Than the Male” (1966), Tony Richardson’s “The Sailor from...
- 2/13/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Love Island fans have been in their element as ITV2’s hit dating show is back for its second winter season.
For the first time since 2020, several singletons have piled into a villa in South Africa in the hopes of finding true love.
Maya Jama has made her debut as host, while Iain Stirling has resumed his role providing witty voiceovers for every episode.
Though the action’s been underway for weeks, there’s always room for a new face in the villa.
On Wednesday 1 February, viewers were introduced to a bombshell contestant, Casey O’Gorman. But who is he?
What are Casey’s vital statistics?
Casey is a 26-year-old recruitment consultant from Tring. He’s currently single as he’s been taking a break after the end of a previous relationship. But now, he’s ready for love again.
“I came out of a serious relationship a year ago...
For the first time since 2020, several singletons have piled into a villa in South Africa in the hopes of finding true love.
Maya Jama has made her debut as host, while Iain Stirling has resumed his role providing witty voiceovers for every episode.
Though the action’s been underway for weeks, there’s always room for a new face in the villa.
On Wednesday 1 February, viewers were introduced to a bombshell contestant, Casey O’Gorman. But who is he?
What are Casey’s vital statistics?
Casey is a 26-year-old recruitment consultant from Tring. He’s currently single as he’s been taking a break after the end of a previous relationship. But now, he’s ready for love again.
“I came out of a serious relationship a year ago...
- 2/8/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Season nine of Love Island is well underway, and the Islanders are nicely settled in their swanky South African villa.
For only the second time, this season is taking place during winter – and Maya Jama has taken the reins as host.
However, the Islanders better not get too comfortable, as new contestants are always ready and waiting to disrupt proceedings and switch up the dynamics of settled couples.
On Wednesday 1 February, 28-year-old Jordan Odofin from London entered the villa.
But who is he?
What are Jordan’s vital statistics?
Jordan is 28 years old and works as a senior Hr advisor. A Londoner, Jordan has already noted that he’ll bring his “London swagger” to the villa, and pointed out that not many other men in the villa hail from the nation’s capital city.
He added: “I’m 6’5 so I’m tall and I’ve got a good physique. I...
For only the second time, this season is taking place during winter – and Maya Jama has taken the reins as host.
However, the Islanders better not get too comfortable, as new contestants are always ready and waiting to disrupt proceedings and switch up the dynamics of settled couples.
On Wednesday 1 February, 28-year-old Jordan Odofin from London entered the villa.
But who is he?
What are Jordan’s vital statistics?
Jordan is 28 years old and works as a senior Hr advisor. A Londoner, Jordan has already noted that he’ll bring his “London swagger” to the villa, and pointed out that not many other men in the villa hail from the nation’s capital city.
He added: “I’m 6’5 so I’m tall and I’ve got a good physique. I...
- 2/8/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Love Island fever is here once again, thanks to a new winter series hosted by Maya Jama.
The contestants in the South African villa this year include a former body double for Emma Watson and an extra from the sitcom Benidorm.
Joining them is 25-year-old financial advisor Ron Hall.
Ron is the show’s first ever partially sighted contestant.
Find out more about the Love Island contestant below.
Why has Ron joined Love Island and what has he said he’ll bring to the villa?
Ron, who is from Essex, said that he wanted to bring “fun and charisma” to the series, adding that he hoped to “have good times and make memories”.
He described himself as “genuine, caring and a nice person”, which he said “you don’t find these days”.
Ron also revealed that he is partially sighted, telling ITV: “It’s added to my character. It...
The contestants in the South African villa this year include a former body double for Emma Watson and an extra from the sitcom Benidorm.
Joining them is 25-year-old financial advisor Ron Hall.
Ron is the show’s first ever partially sighted contestant.
Find out more about the Love Island contestant below.
Why has Ron joined Love Island and what has he said he’ll bring to the villa?
Ron, who is from Essex, said that he wanted to bring “fun and charisma” to the series, adding that he hoped to “have good times and make memories”.
He described himself as “genuine, caring and a nice person”, which he said “you don’t find these days”.
Ron also revealed that he is partially sighted, telling ITV: “It’s added to my character. It...
- 2/8/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
New Delhi, Sep 23 (Ians) Millions of Mahendra Singh Dhoni fans were in for a pleasant surprise when the cricketing icon emerged in a new avatar - bulging biceps and a brand new beard et al -- for the opening match of the 2020 Ipl. His current looks are vastly different from the one he sported in late 2004 when he made his international debut.
From his free-flowing, shoulder length hair and a lean physique on his Odi debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong in December 2004 to the present muscular appearance, 39-year-old Dhoni has undergone many appearance changes over the years.
Dhoni has won hearts not only with his six-hitting ability and the 'helicopter shot', but has mesmerised his innumerable fans with his looks too - particularly his ever-changing hair style that even caught the attention of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf once.
After an Odi in Lahore on India's tour of Pakistan, Musharraf...
From his free-flowing, shoulder length hair and a lean physique on his Odi debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong in December 2004 to the present muscular appearance, 39-year-old Dhoni has undergone many appearance changes over the years.
Dhoni has won hearts not only with his six-hitting ability and the 'helicopter shot', but has mesmerised his innumerable fans with his looks too - particularly his ever-changing hair style that even caught the attention of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf once.
After an Odi in Lahore on India's tour of Pakistan, Musharraf...
- 9/23/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Singer Mika Singh has apologised to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (Fwice) after the association banned him from working in India, following his recent live performance in Pakistan.
Interacting with the media on Wednesday in Mumbai, Mika said he had to do it owing to prior commitment, but admitted it was a mistake that he would never repeat. However, the interaction soon turned into a heated exchange between the singer and the media.
Also Read:?Mika Singh banned from Indian film industry
"This was a commitment signed long back. The timing was wrong that I went there because the decision on Article 370 has just been taken. I called the federation and told them that this was a mistake. I apologise for the mistake and I won't repeat it again. I got a visa, so I went (to Pakistan). If you get a visa, you will go, too," said Mika,...
Interacting with the media on Wednesday in Mumbai, Mika said he had to do it owing to prior commitment, but admitted it was a mistake that he would never repeat. However, the interaction soon turned into a heated exchange between the singer and the media.
Also Read:?Mika Singh banned from Indian film industry
"This was a commitment signed long back. The timing was wrong that I went there because the decision on Article 370 has just been taken. I called the federation and told them that this was a mistake. I apologise for the mistake and I won't repeat it again. I got a visa, so I went (to Pakistan). If you get a visa, you will go, too," said Mika,...
- 8/22/2019
- GlamSham
The All Indian Cine Workers Association (Aicwa) has banned singer Mika Singh from the Indian film industry for performing at an event in Karachi, Pakistan.
The event in Pakistan was organised by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's close relative.
Also Read:?Mika Singh performs in Karachi
A 30-second video clip tweeted by a Pakistani journalist showed Mika performing at the event, despite India severing all artistic and social ties with Pakistan in the aftermath of the removal of Article 370.
A letter from Aicwa President Suresh Shyamlal Gupta stated: "Aicwa bans and boycott singer Mika Singh from the Indian film industry for performing at a high profile event at Karachi dated August 8, 2019."
"Aicwa takes a tough stand of immediately boycotting all his association with movie production houses, music companies and online music content providers."
The statement further read that "Aicwa workers will make sure that no one in India works with...
The event in Pakistan was organised by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's close relative.
Also Read:?Mika Singh performs in Karachi
A 30-second video clip tweeted by a Pakistani journalist showed Mika performing at the event, despite India severing all artistic and social ties with Pakistan in the aftermath of the removal of Article 370.
A letter from Aicwa President Suresh Shyamlal Gupta stated: "Aicwa bans and boycott singer Mika Singh from the Indian film industry for performing at a high profile event at Karachi dated August 8, 2019."
"Aicwa takes a tough stand of immediately boycotting all his association with movie production houses, music companies and online music content providers."
The statement further read that "Aicwa workers will make sure that no one in India works with...
- 8/14/2019
- GlamSham
Insha’Allah Democracy sees filmmaker Mohammed Naqvi investigate politics through a series of interviews with Pervez Musharraf, who became the head of the Pakistani government following a bloodless coup in 1999. In June 2001 the general became the tenth President of Pakistan. The attack on the World Trade Center took place a few months after Musharraf’s presidency began, and the War on Terror was the major cloud that hung over his head throughout his regime. In 2008 he resigned from office in the face of impeachment proceedings being taken against him by the Pakistani parliament. For filmmaker ‘Mo’ Naqvi, it wasn’t […]...
- 12/4/2017
- by Kaleem Aftab
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Two-time Academy Award® winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken bring their acclaimed documentary Song of Lahore to U.S. audiences this Friday, May 20 with a release that includes theaters in New York and Los Angeles plus national availability on DVD, VOD and Digital HD at the same time.
The co-directors sat down for this exclusive interview to discuss their new film which features the music of The Sachal Ensemble of Pakistan and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and examines the lives and the cultural heritage of Pakistan’s classical musicians as they prepare for a concert in New York City.
Interview with Song Of Lahore co-directors Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken:
Q: Was music ever banned in Pakistan?
A: Music was never banned outright, but when General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq took power in 1977 he put in place restrictions on broadcasting non-religious music and dancing. Nightclubs and alcohol were banned,...
The co-directors sat down for this exclusive interview to discuss their new film which features the music of The Sachal Ensemble of Pakistan and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and examines the lives and the cultural heritage of Pakistan’s classical musicians as they prepare for a concert in New York City.
Interview with Song Of Lahore co-directors Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken:
Q: Was music ever banned in Pakistan?
A: Music was never banned outright, but when General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq took power in 1977 he put in place restrictions on broadcasting non-religious music and dancing. Nightclubs and alcohol were banned,...
- 5/19/2016
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Egypt thinks so, claiming it presents a Zionist view of events. But is it more guilty of being pompous and badly scripted?
Exodus: Gods and Kings review – holy Moses, wholly acceptable for the devoutEgypt bans ‘Zionist’ film
This week, big-budget Hollywood epic Exodus: Gods and Kings was banned in Egypt. “It gives a Zionist view of history and contains historical inaccuracies and that’s why we have decided to ban it,” explained culture minister Gaber Asfour. Reportedly, cinemas in Morocco have also been forbidden to show the film. This comes after one of the most extraordinary cinematic controversies of recent years: the spat over Kim Jong-Un assassination movie The Interview, which allegedly provoked the Sony Pictures hacking scandal and has drawn the governments of the United States and North Korea into a diplomatic contretemps.
The Interview is fantasy rather than history, but it does feature as a major character someone who is real,...
Exodus: Gods and Kings review – holy Moses, wholly acceptable for the devoutEgypt bans ‘Zionist’ film
This week, big-budget Hollywood epic Exodus: Gods and Kings was banned in Egypt. “It gives a Zionist view of history and contains historical inaccuracies and that’s why we have decided to ban it,” explained culture minister Gaber Asfour. Reportedly, cinemas in Morocco have also been forbidden to show the film. This comes after one of the most extraordinary cinematic controversies of recent years: the spat over Kim Jong-Un assassination movie The Interview, which allegedly provoked the Sony Pictures hacking scandal and has drawn the governments of the United States and North Korea into a diplomatic contretemps.
The Interview is fantasy rather than history, but it does feature as a major character someone who is real,...
- 1/4/2015
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
Egypt thinks so, claiming it presents a Zionist view of events. But is it more guilty of being pompous and badly scripted?
Exodus: Gods and Kings review – holy Moses, wholly acceptable for the devoutEgypt bans ‘Zionist’ film
This week, big-budget Hollywood epic Exodus: Gods and Kings was banned in Egypt. “It gives a Zionist view of history and contains historical inaccuracies and that’s why we have decided to ban it,” explained culture minister Gaber Asfour. Reportedly, cinemas in Morocco have also been forbidden to show the film. This comes after one of the most extraordinary cinematic controversies of recent years: the spat over Kim Jong-Un assassination movie The Interview, which allegedly provoked the Sony Pictures hacking scandal and has drawn the governments of the United States and North Korea into a diplomatic contretemps.
The Interview is fantasy rather than history, but it does feature as a major character someone who is real,...
Exodus: Gods and Kings review – holy Moses, wholly acceptable for the devoutEgypt bans ‘Zionist’ film
This week, big-budget Hollywood epic Exodus: Gods and Kings was banned in Egypt. “It gives a Zionist view of history and contains historical inaccuracies and that’s why we have decided to ban it,” explained culture minister Gaber Asfour. Reportedly, cinemas in Morocco have also been forbidden to show the film. This comes after one of the most extraordinary cinematic controversies of recent years: the spat over Kim Jong-Un assassination movie The Interview, which allegedly provoked the Sony Pictures hacking scandal and has drawn the governments of the United States and North Korea into a diplomatic contretemps.
The Interview is fantasy rather than history, but it does feature as a major character someone who is real,...
- 1/4/2015
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
Lahore, Jan. 26: Pakistan's former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf is physically fit, but has lost his ability to make decisions, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting has said.
Pervez Rashid said that Musharraf was in trouble because of his own strategies, as the former president faces treason charges.
Rashid said that the hospital has proved a blind alley for him, adding that if Musharraf came out, he faces the court while being admitted in the hospital.
According to Dawn News, he added that the dictator would have to face the law.
About Musharraf's possible exile, Rashid said the law and the constitution were supreme and equal for all, and that there was no room in the law that.
Pervez Rashid said that Musharraf was in trouble because of his own strategies, as the former president faces treason charges.
Rashid said that the hospital has proved a blind alley for him, adding that if Musharraf came out, he faces the court while being admitted in the hospital.
According to Dawn News, he added that the dictator would have to face the law.
About Musharraf's possible exile, Rashid said the law and the constitution were supreme and equal for all, and that there was no room in the law that.
- 1/26/2014
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
For the makers of India's first anti-war satire it was a touch-and-go situation when the Censor Board Of Film Certification suddenly decided to clamp down on War Chhod Na Yaar, throwing their schedules in a tizzy.
And it was a reference to General Pervez Musharraf which had the Censor Board suddenly clamping down on the film.
Says the film's producer Prashanth Narayan, "We showed the film on Monday to the Censor Board. They suggested some minor changes like beeps in a couple of places. They promised to give the letter clearing the film the next day with a 'U' certificate."
The next day, however Prashanth was in for a shock when he was refused the censor certificate.
"I was told the film has gone to the Revising Committee because of the reference to General Musharraf. We had to cut the reference to the General. My argument is not about the cut.
And it was a reference to General Pervez Musharraf which had the Censor Board suddenly clamping down on the film.
Says the film's producer Prashanth Narayan, "We showed the film on Monday to the Censor Board. They suggested some minor changes like beeps in a couple of places. They promised to give the letter clearing the film the next day with a 'U' certificate."
The next day, however Prashanth was in for a shock when he was refused the censor certificate.
"I was told the film has gone to the Revising Committee because of the reference to General Musharraf. We had to cut the reference to the General. My argument is not about the cut.
- 10/10/2013
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Although Quentin Tarantino‘s been deep into production on Django Unchained for at least a month — production which follows coverage that’s lasted almost a year, no less — nearly all possible peeks at his western revenge epic have been kept from the public’s eye. Heck, things have been so tight-lipped that some (relatively minor) news can go unknown before a concerned party speaks out themselves.
As it goes, Scott Pilgrim and 21 Jump Street scribe Michel Bacall told ScreenCrave (via ThePlaylist) that he’ll be acting under Tarantino‘s guidance once again — you might remember him from Death Proof, or in his dialogue-free part playing one of the Inglourious Basterds — for a job that took only one day. We know nothing else and, refusing to read the script before seeing the film, I don’t expect to hear much more before actually seeing Django Unchained on December 25th.
Next up,...
As it goes, Scott Pilgrim and 21 Jump Street scribe Michel Bacall told ScreenCrave (via ThePlaylist) that he’ll be acting under Tarantino‘s guidance once again — you might remember him from Death Proof, or in his dialogue-free part playing one of the Inglourious Basterds — for a job that took only one day. We know nothing else and, refusing to read the script before seeing the film, I don’t expect to hear much more before actually seeing Django Unchained on December 25th.
Next up,...
- 3/14/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
While lensing on the Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal reunion for the newly-titled "Zero Dark Thirty" has already began, the duo look to be casting on-the-fly with little known Israeli theater actor Yoav Levy now joining the project as Osama Bin Laden's reported third-in-command, Abu Faraj al-Libi.
Levy joins the star-studded cast that includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Edgar Ramirez but may very well be one of few (if any) cast members to have actual military experience. He served in the Israeli army in dangerous areas of the long-standing Israeli-Palestine conflicts before making a name for himself on the theater scene. To date, Levy has only featured in Julian Schnabel's "Miral" but evidently impressed Bigelow/Boal enough recently in Jordan where he auditioned, to earn the role of Faraj (al-Libi is not part of his real name and is simply translated as "the Libyan"). At the very least,...
Levy joins the star-studded cast that includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Edgar Ramirez but may very well be one of few (if any) cast members to have actual military experience. He served in the Israeli army in dangerous areas of the long-standing Israeli-Palestine conflicts before making a name for himself on the theater scene. To date, Levy has only featured in Julian Schnabel's "Miral" but evidently impressed Bigelow/Boal enough recently in Jordan where he auditioned, to earn the role of Faraj (al-Libi is not part of his real name and is simply translated as "the Libyan"). At the very least,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Simon Dang
- The Playlist
Where to begin. It's not that weird for a former president to offer up some insight on the field of candidates in the next election, but, you know, usually we're not talking about a former president of Pakistan. But on today's Situation Room, CNN's Wolf Blitzer has one of the stranger pundit interviews you'll see. Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf going all David Gergen and sticking his neck out to predict that Texas governor Rick Perry's running. "I did get that impression," he tells Blitzer.
- 7/21/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay
The last time Jon Stewart had Pervez Musharraf on 'The Daily Show' (Weeknights, 11Pm Et on Comedy Central), he was the President of Pakistan.
Musharraf was in office from June 2001 until he resigned in August 2008, and he's been in self-imposed exile from Pakistan since his resignation. However, he has plans to return and run for president again in 2012.
But Stewart was more interested in the fact that Musharraf was president while a certain terrorist was holed up in Pakistan.
It was a very candid interview, and Musharraf gave some very direct answers to Stewart, who wasn't holding back in his questions.
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The last time Jon Stewart had Pervez Musharraf on 'The Daily Show' (Weeknights, 11Pm Et on Comedy Central), he was the President of Pakistan.
Musharraf was in office from June 2001 until he resigned in August 2008, and he's been in self-imposed exile from Pakistan since his resignation. However, he has plans to return and run for president again in 2012.
But Stewart was more interested in the fact that Musharraf was president while a certain terrorist was holed up in Pakistan.
It was a very candid interview, and Musharraf gave some very direct answers to Stewart, who wasn't holding back in his questions.
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- 7/20/2011
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
Part of growing up is being able to admit you've made a mistake and I did indeed make a mistake with yesterday's late night listings. That's what happens when you try to write at 4am on two hours of sleep, apparently, and I apologize profusely for the error. It may not be the last one this week, as I will be trading in the schedule of a meth addict for working with middle schoolers all day for several days in a row. Basically, if I can make it to the coming weekend without my brain leaking out of my skull and forming a pile of screaming grey goo on the floor I've won. But that doesn't matter, because the Pajiba 10 came out today so all of you are going to be either drooling over that or explaining to people why they're wrong about their celebrity crushes in the comment section.
- 7/19/2011
- by Intern Rusty
A new documentary, Countdown to Zero, highlights the many reasons why nuclear annihilation remains our biggest threat
We never loved the bomb, but we did at least learn to stop worrying about it. According to new documentary Countdown to Zero, though, we shouldn't have. As Lucy Walker's film details, there's even more to worry about today: terrorists seeking to acquire nuclear materials, former Soviet countries trying to sell them, nuclear stockpiles, the club of nuclear-capable countries expanding to include states such as North Korea, Iran and Pakistan. Countdown to Zero has been described as the Inconvenient Truth of nukes, though judging by its terrifying revelations, our species is destined to destroy itself by nuclear means long before climate change gets a chance.
"Unfortunately, there's nothing I learned making this film that made me less worried," says Walker. Like most British children of the 1980s, she remembers what it was...
We never loved the bomb, but we did at least learn to stop worrying about it. According to new documentary Countdown to Zero, though, we shouldn't have. As Lucy Walker's film details, there's even more to worry about today: terrorists seeking to acquire nuclear materials, former Soviet countries trying to sell them, nuclear stockpiles, the club of nuclear-capable countries expanding to include states such as North Korea, Iran and Pakistan. Countdown to Zero has been described as the Inconvenient Truth of nukes, though judging by its terrifying revelations, our species is destined to destroy itself by nuclear means long before climate change gets a chance.
"Unfortunately, there's nothing I learned making this film that made me less worried," says Walker. Like most British children of the 1980s, she remembers what it was...
- 6/16/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, told ABC News' Chris Cuomo that elements of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence Agencies and military may have helped protect Osama bin Laden, but Musharraf insisted the U.S. was wrong to stage its assault on the bin Laden compound without Pakistan's consent. "No government can accept a violation of their sovereignty," Musharraf said.
- 5/11/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
The grisly shots of bin Laden's corpse are now available to U.S. senators to look at if they wish, the CIA told two committees today. Plus, more updates below and full coverage of Osama bin Laden.
CIA: Raid Intelligece Yields New Lead Every Hour
Related story on The Daily Beast: Pakistan's Spy Agency and Terrorism
The CIA said Tuesday that they have been able to glean new leads every hour from the massive cache of intelligence snatched from Osama bin Laden's compound during the raid that killed him. A U.S. official said the Seal team spent "at least half" of the 40 minutes spent on the ground at bin Laden's compound gathering intelligence, since the target was killed "relatively early" in the operation. A task force ahs been working around-the-clock analyzing the data-videos and over 220 million pages of text-and has found leads on everything from other terrorist leaders to...
CIA: Raid Intelligece Yields New Lead Every Hour
Related story on The Daily Beast: Pakistan's Spy Agency and Terrorism
The CIA said Tuesday that they have been able to glean new leads every hour from the massive cache of intelligence snatched from Osama bin Laden's compound during the raid that killed him. A U.S. official said the Seal team spent "at least half" of the 40 minutes spent on the ground at bin Laden's compound gathering intelligence, since the target was killed "relatively early" in the operation. A task force ahs been working around-the-clock analyzing the data-videos and over 220 million pages of text-and has found leads on everything from other terrorist leaders to...
- 5/10/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
The killing of Osama bin Laden represents a triumph for President Obama's embrace of targeted military strikes, including drone attacks and covert operations. Tara McKelvey on the dangers-and brilliance-of relying on Special Ops.
Barack Obama was the first presidential candidate to campaign on a platform of targeted military strikes, or so claim some legal scholars. George W. Bush may have relied on President Pervez Musharraf to fight the battle against terrorists in Pakistan, but Obama took things into his own hands. He brought together Special Operations and CIA operatives, who worked closely together in Pakistan, and used covert ventures to go after al Qaeda in Pakistan in a way that Bush never had.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Hunt for Osama's Son Hamza Bin laden
Gallery: The World Reacts to bin Laden's Death
Indeed, Obama ramped up the number of drone strikes, authorizing more than five times as many as Bush,...
Barack Obama was the first presidential candidate to campaign on a platform of targeted military strikes, or so claim some legal scholars. George W. Bush may have relied on President Pervez Musharraf to fight the battle against terrorists in Pakistan, but Obama took things into his own hands. He brought together Special Operations and CIA operatives, who worked closely together in Pakistan, and used covert ventures to go after al Qaeda in Pakistan in a way that Bush never had.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Hunt for Osama's Son Hamza Bin laden
Gallery: The World Reacts to bin Laden's Death
Indeed, Obama ramped up the number of drone strikes, authorizing more than five times as many as Bush,...
- 5/3/2011
- by Tara McKelvey
- The Daily Beast
Nearly a decade after the 9/11 attacks, President Obama confirmed that U.S. agents killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a firefight deep inside Pakistan on Sunday. He has since been buried at sea. Peter Beinart, Bruce Riedel, and more Daily Beast contributors weigh in on the momentous achievement.
Should We Hit Gaddafi Next?By Paul Wolfowitz
Related story on The Daily Beast: Should We Hit Gaddafi Next?
The president acted bravely in choosing to strike at Osama bin Laden. Will he act on behalf of the people of Libya next? Former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz makes the case for further decisive action in the Middle East, in the current issue of Newsweek.
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If My Dad Were Still HereBy Max Giaccone
Max Giaccone was 10 years old on 9/11, when the towers fell and he lost his father. In this week's Newsweek, Giaccone on what Osama bin Laden's death means to him.
Should We Hit Gaddafi Next?By Paul Wolfowitz
Related story on The Daily Beast: Should We Hit Gaddafi Next?
The president acted bravely in choosing to strike at Osama bin Laden. Will he act on behalf of the people of Libya next? Former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz makes the case for further decisive action in the Middle East, in the current issue of Newsweek.
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If My Dad Were Still HereBy Max Giaccone
Max Giaccone was 10 years old on 9/11, when the towers fell and he lost his father. In this week's Newsweek, Giaccone on what Osama bin Laden's death means to him.
- 5/2/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Pml-n chief Nawaz Sharif, former President Pervez Musharraf, Pml-q chief Shujaat Hussain, and Pti chief Imran Khan are friends on social networking website Facebook. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Mqm chief Altaf Husssain, however, have not added any political figure on their profile pages. According to the Facebook profile page of Sharif, out of total 4810 friends, he enjoys the company of Musharraf, Hussain, Zardari, Imran, Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir, Ppp co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and All Pakistan Muslim League (Apml) Secretary General Muhammad Ali Saif. Zardari has added Hussain, former Punjab Chief Minister ...
- 3/19/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Pml-n chief Nawaz Sharif, former President Pervez Musharraf, Pml-q chief Shujaat Hussain, and Pti chief Imran Khan are friends on social networking website Facebook. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Mqm chief Altaf Husssain, however, have not added any political figure on their profile pages. According to the Facebook profile page of Sharif, out of total 4810 friends, he enjoys the company of Musharraf, Hussain, Zardari, Imran, Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir, Ppp co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and All Pakistan Muslim League (Apml) Secretary General Muhammad Ali Saif. Zardari has added Hussain, former Punjab Chief Minister ...
- 3/19/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Richard Holbrooke's successor as special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan takes office when a jihadist takeover in Pakistan is a possibility for the first time. Bruce Riedel on America's challenges in that nightmare scenario.
Marc Grossman, a veteran American diplomat called out of retirement, is about to take over one of toughest jobs in U.S. foreign policy-special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Grossman's challenge will be particularly difficult on Pakistan, where a dispute over the diplomatic status of Raymond Davis, an American official accused of two murders by the Pakistani police, threatens to undo two years of patient efforts by the Obama team to build a strategic relationship with the most dangerous country in the world. High-level talks have been suspended and President Obama's planned visit to Pakistan is in jeopardy. The Hill is calling for aid cuts. Unless Grossman can get the bilateral engagement back on track,...
Marc Grossman, a veteran American diplomat called out of retirement, is about to take over one of toughest jobs in U.S. foreign policy-special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Grossman's challenge will be particularly difficult on Pakistan, where a dispute over the diplomatic status of Raymond Davis, an American official accused of two murders by the Pakistani police, threatens to undo two years of patient efforts by the Obama team to build a strategic relationship with the most dangerous country in the world. High-level talks have been suspended and President Obama's planned visit to Pakistan is in jeopardy. The Hill is calling for aid cuts. Unless Grossman can get the bilateral engagement back on track,...
- 2/16/2011
- by Bruce Riedel
- The Daily Beast
"America Lost & Found: The Bbs Story" (1968-1972)
Released by Criterion Collection
A set of seven films that's as diverse and wild as the era in which they were born, Criterion's reassembly of Bbs Studios' run from 1968 through 1972 boasts influential hits like "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "King of Marvin Gardens" and obscurities like Jack Nicholson's directorial debut "Drive, He Said" and Henry Jaglom's "A Safe Place" that have never been on DVD before. New interviews, vintage documentaries and much more from directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich (whose "Last Picture Show" is also included), Nicholson and the late Dennis Hopper highlight a collection that doubles as a history of when there was a changing of the guard in American cinema.
"Countdown to Zero" (2010)
Directed by Lucy Walker
Released by Magnolia Home Entertainment
This "scareumentary," as our own Alison Willmore termed it in her review, reunites Participant Media and...
Released by Criterion Collection
A set of seven films that's as diverse and wild as the era in which they were born, Criterion's reassembly of Bbs Studios' run from 1968 through 1972 boasts influential hits like "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "King of Marvin Gardens" and obscurities like Jack Nicholson's directorial debut "Drive, He Said" and Henry Jaglom's "A Safe Place" that have never been on DVD before. New interviews, vintage documentaries and much more from directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich (whose "Last Picture Show" is also included), Nicholson and the late Dennis Hopper highlight a collection that doubles as a history of when there was a changing of the guard in American cinema.
"Countdown to Zero" (2010)
Directed by Lucy Walker
Released by Magnolia Home Entertainment
This "scareumentary," as our own Alison Willmore termed it in her review, reunites Participant Media and...
- 11/23/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
A documentary about Benazir Bhutto, which premiered in London last night, makes for gripping but troublingly partial viewing
"Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: Executed, 1979. Shahnawaz Bhutto: Murdered, 1985. Mir Murtaza Bhutto: Assassinated, 1996. Benazir Bhutto: Assassinated, 2007."
This chilling roll call, which appears on the front cover of Fatima Bhutto's politicial memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword, reads like a trailer for a Hollywood thriller – so incredulous, that it couldn't possibly be true. But you can't make this stuff up.
Murder, corruption, assassination, exile and family feuds: if ever there was a political story that makes for superbly gripping viewing, it's definitely the Bhutto story. And now it's finally been translated to screen in Bhutto, a documentary film put together by an American political-consultant-turned director and production team.
At a time when both Pakistan's flood calamity and precarious politics dominate the global media landscape, Bhutto provides a condensed and comprehensive glimpse...
"Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: Executed, 1979. Shahnawaz Bhutto: Murdered, 1985. Mir Murtaza Bhutto: Assassinated, 1996. Benazir Bhutto: Assassinated, 2007."
This chilling roll call, which appears on the front cover of Fatima Bhutto's politicial memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword, reads like a trailer for a Hollywood thriller – so incredulous, that it couldn't possibly be true. But you can't make this stuff up.
Murder, corruption, assassination, exile and family feuds: if ever there was a political story that makes for superbly gripping viewing, it's definitely the Bhutto story. And now it's finally been translated to screen in Bhutto, a documentary film put together by an American political-consultant-turned director and production team.
At a time when both Pakistan's flood calamity and precarious politics dominate the global media landscape, Bhutto provides a condensed and comprehensive glimpse...
- 8/27/2010
- by Huma Qureshi
- The Guardian - Film News
Chicago – In this edition of the HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD, one lucky winner will clean up with three DVDs from Magnolia Pictures for the movies “Man on Wire,” “Food, Inc.” and “No End in Sight” plus a full-size poster for “Countdown to Zero” signed by director Lucy Walker, producer Lawrence Bender and narrator Valerie Plame Wilson!
“Countdown to Zero,” which opened in Chicago on July 30, 2010, is from Oscar winner and current nominee Lawrence Bender (the producer of “The Inconvenient Truth” and “Inglourious Basterds”) and acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (“The Devil’s Playground,” “Blindsight”). “Man on Wire” is from director James Marsh and writer Philippe Petit. “Food, Inc.” is from writer and director Robert Kenner. “No End in Sight” is from writer and director Charles Ferguson.
To win your free DVDs and poster courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer a question in this Web-based submission form.
“Countdown to Zero,” which opened in Chicago on July 30, 2010, is from Oscar winner and current nominee Lawrence Bender (the producer of “The Inconvenient Truth” and “Inglourious Basterds”) and acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (“The Devil’s Playground,” “Blindsight”). “Man on Wire” is from director James Marsh and writer Philippe Petit. “Food, Inc.” is from writer and director Robert Kenner. “No End in Sight” is from writer and director Charles Ferguson.
To win your free DVDs and poster courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer a question in this Web-based submission form.
- 8/12/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Terry Keefe
(This article is currently appearing in Venice Magazine.)
The Berlin Wall fell nearly 21 years ago, and millions celebrated around the world. Hindsight reveals that the end of the Cold War was also the start of a far scarier era where the detonation of a nuclear weapon could come from any number of sources. With her documentary Countdown to Zero, filmmaker Lucy Walker has created a film which (and I say this with no hyperbole) should be mandatory viewing for everyone on the planet, although prepare to be chilled by the experience. Through considerable research and interviews with some of the most powerful world figures of the past few decades (including Tony Blair, Pervez Musharraf, President Jimmy Carter, and Mikhail Gorbachev), Walker makes the case that nuclear proliferation has become so out of control that the death of millions by a nuclear device, whether via a nation-state or a terrorist organization,...
(This article is currently appearing in Venice Magazine.)
The Berlin Wall fell nearly 21 years ago, and millions celebrated around the world. Hindsight reveals that the end of the Cold War was also the start of a far scarier era where the detonation of a nuclear weapon could come from any number of sources. With her documentary Countdown to Zero, filmmaker Lucy Walker has created a film which (and I say this with no hyperbole) should be mandatory viewing for everyone on the planet, although prepare to be chilled by the experience. Through considerable research and interviews with some of the most powerful world figures of the past few decades (including Tony Blair, Pervez Musharraf, President Jimmy Carter, and Mikhail Gorbachev), Walker makes the case that nuclear proliferation has become so out of control that the death of millions by a nuclear device, whether via a nation-state or a terrorist organization,...
- 7/28/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Director: Lucy Walker “Every man woman and child, lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment, by accident, or miscalculation, or by madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.” This quote from John F. Kennedy’s Address Before the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York City, September 25, 1961) provides the backbone for Countdown to Zero. Three key words – accident, miscalculation and madness – from that quote are used to break Countdown to Zero into three distinct chapters. From the moment that Oppenheimer and his team discovered how to split the atom and harness the resulting energy, it was recognized that this process could serve two distinct purposes: to generate power and make bombs…really powerful bombs…you know, the type of bomb that could level an entire city. They also acknowledged that it...
- 7/23/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
HollywoodNews.com: Celebrities, musicians and artists everywhere are speaking out on the dangers of nuclear weapons. Our goal is simple: we demand zero.
Ok Go and Rise Against recently sat down at the Bonnaroo Music Festival to discuss why the world would be better without nuclear weapons. All of these issues will be highlighted in the documentary “Countdown to Zero,” which premieres this Friday in New York.
“Countdown to Zero” traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possess nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair.
Ok Go and Rise Against recently sat down at the Bonnaroo Music Festival to discuss why the world would be better without nuclear weapons. All of these issues will be highlighted in the documentary “Countdown to Zero,” which premieres this Friday in New York.
“Countdown to Zero” traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possess nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair.
- 7/22/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Chicago – In our latest documentary edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new documentary “Countdown to Zero”!
The film comes from Oscar winner and current nominee Lawrence Bender (the producer of “The Inconvenient Truth” and “Inglourious Basterds”) and acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (“The Devil’s Playground,” “Blindsight”). “Countdown to Zero” opens in Chicago on July 30, 2010.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Countdown to Zero” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Countdown to Zero”.
Image credit: Magnolia Pictures
Here is the plot description for “Countdown to Zero”:
“Countdown to Zero” traces the history...
The film comes from Oscar winner and current nominee Lawrence Bender (the producer of “The Inconvenient Truth” and “Inglourious Basterds”) and acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (“The Devil’s Playground,” “Blindsight”). “Countdown to Zero” opens in Chicago on July 30, 2010.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Countdown to Zero” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Countdown to Zero”.
Image credit: Magnolia Pictures
Here is the plot description for “Countdown to Zero”:
“Countdown to Zero” traces the history...
- 7/20/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“There are three ways to acquire a nuclear weapon:
you can steal a bomb,
you can buy a bomb,
and you can build a bomb.”
Countdown To Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident.
Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (The Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. It makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever with the Obama administration working to revive this goal today.
On the surface, this appears to be just another documentary about nuclear weapons.
you can steal a bomb,
you can buy a bomb,
and you can build a bomb.”
Countdown To Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident.
Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (The Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. It makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever with the Obama administration working to revive this goal today.
On the surface, this appears to be just another documentary about nuclear weapons.
- 7/14/2010
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Even as the Indian and Pakistani governments undertake measures to build the "trust deficit" between their peoples, a parallel movement to increase bonhomie between the two traditional rivals is taking place on television.
Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has been roped in to play host in a chat show, which will air on Pakistani television channel Hum TV. The show is named "Straight Talk with Mahesh Bhatt."
The show is being produced by Sevy Ali, who has previously produced a film, Nazar, which was an India-Pakistan venture directed by Bhatt. Speaking to television show Mid-Day, Ali said, "This will be the first time an Indian personality will interview top Pakistani figures. It's not a normal chat show but in an interview format."
Bhatt is set to interview Pakistani figures such as cricket stars Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram. He will also have an opportunity to tête-à-tête with political personalities...
Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has been roped in to play host in a chat show, which will air on Pakistani television channel Hum TV. The show is named "Straight Talk with Mahesh Bhatt."
The show is being produced by Sevy Ali, who has previously produced a film, Nazar, which was an India-Pakistan venture directed by Bhatt. Speaking to television show Mid-Day, Ali said, "This will be the first time an Indian personality will interview top Pakistani figures. It's not a normal chat show but in an interview format."
Bhatt is set to interview Pakistani figures such as cricket stars Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram. He will also have an opportunity to tête-à-tête with political personalities...
- 7/2/2010
- icelebz.com
It's been nearly two and half years since the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Since her murder her party has won democratically contested parliamentary elections, established a government, elected a Prime Minister, installed the Muslim world's first female Speaker, elected her husband Asif Ali Zardari as president and restored the nation's democratic constitution that had been perverted by decades of dictatorship. For a woman who once told a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress that "democracy is the greatest revenge" one would think her murder has been avenged. But the United Nation's Commission of Inquiry into her death has recently opened new wounds with a blistering indictment of General Pervez Musharraf and his government, holding them responsible and accountable for the assassination by deliberate decisions to reject even minimal security arrangements for Ms. Bhutto...
- 6/10/2010
- by Duane Baughman
- Huffington Post
First, the Pakistani authorities came for Facebook; today it's YouTube, Flickr, Wikipedia, and 450 other websites. Early this morning, reports Agence Presse, the country ruled that content on Google's video site is "sacrilegious," and the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has ordered the site blocked from the public, along with image-sharing portal Flickr, Wikipedia and, of course, Facebook.
This is not the first time that YouTube has been taken offline by the Pakistani authorities. In 2007, access was pulled for seven hours for the same(-ish) reason: "material offensive to the government of Pervez Musharraf." The government is asking representatives from YouTube and Facebook to resolve the agreement in a way that "ensures harmony and respect." There is, however, nothing particularly harmonious and respectful about censorship in a seemingly civilized country. May I perhaps suggest a more laid-back way of getting one's religious views across?
This week's problems began when a group on Facebook...
This is not the first time that YouTube has been taken offline by the Pakistani authorities. In 2007, access was pulled for seven hours for the same(-ish) reason: "material offensive to the government of Pervez Musharraf." The government is asking representatives from YouTube and Facebook to resolve the agreement in a way that "ensures harmony and respect." There is, however, nothing particularly harmonious and respectful about censorship in a seemingly civilized country. May I perhaps suggest a more laid-back way of getting one's religious views across?
This week's problems began when a group on Facebook...
- 5/20/2010
- by Addy Dugdale
- Fast Company
"Smuggling highly enriched uranium into the United States is pretty straightforward. Lead pipe will shield the Heu. The detector would have to be within a few inches to pickup any radiation." - Valerie Plame Wilson
Photo: Magnolia Pictures Apple has debuted the trailer for Lucy Walker's nuclear arms documentary Countdown to Zero, which will have one screening at the Cannes Film Festival on the 17th and I know will also be screening at the Seattle International Film Festival before it hits limited theaters on July 9 and it looks like it is one not to be missed.
I'll let the supplied synopsis tell the story before introducing the trailer: Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that...
Photo: Magnolia Pictures Apple has debuted the trailer for Lucy Walker's nuclear arms documentary Countdown to Zero, which will have one screening at the Cannes Film Festival on the 17th and I know will also be screening at the Seattle International Film Festival before it hits limited theaters on July 9 and it looks like it is one not to be missed.
I'll let the supplied synopsis tell the story before introducing the trailer: Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that...
- 5/6/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American theatrical rights to "Countdown to Zero," Lucy Walker's documentary about the escalating nuclear arms race that debuted at Sundance. Magnolia will release the film in theaters this year.
History Channel picked up the U.S. TV broadcast rights.
"Countdown" was produced by Lawrence Bender and developed, financed and exec produced by Participant Media, together with World Security Institute. Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Bruce Blair and Matt Brown served as exec producers.
The film, which argues for nuclear disarmament, features such global figures as Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. Valerie Plame Wilson, who also appears in the film, introduced a clip from it last week at the annual Ted Conference in Long Beach. It also screened this month at Global Zero Summit in Paris.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers by Josh Braun and Jason Janego of...
History Channel picked up the U.S. TV broadcast rights.
"Countdown" was produced by Lawrence Bender and developed, financed and exec produced by Participant Media, together with World Security Institute. Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Bruce Blair and Matt Brown served as exec producers.
The film, which argues for nuclear disarmament, features such global figures as Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. Valerie Plame Wilson, who also appears in the film, introduced a clip from it last week at the annual Ted Conference in Long Beach. It also screened this month at Global Zero Summit in Paris.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers by Josh Braun and Jason Janego of...
- 2/12/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Tuesday pulled a documentary that probes Falun Gong persecution in China after receiving protests from Chinese diplomats.
On Thursday, CBC spokesman Jeff Keay said that "Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong," a one-hour documentary by Canadian filmmaker Peter Rowe, will air at a later date "to ensure we're comfortable from a journalistic point-of-view."
The CBC replaced the documentary just hours before its 10 p.m. air date Tuesday night on CBC Newsworld with a rerun of a documentary on Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf.
Keay did not say whether the documentary will be re-edited.
"We don't want to censor it. It's a point-of-view doc. But we're of the view that, if there was something in there that was not journalistically supportable, it would have to be changed," he said.
The CBC, which has the Canadian broadcast rights to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, earlier this week received phone calls from Chinese embassy and consulate officials in Ottawa and Toronto who voiced concerns.
On Thursday, CBC spokesman Jeff Keay said that "Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong," a one-hour documentary by Canadian filmmaker Peter Rowe, will air at a later date "to ensure we're comfortable from a journalistic point-of-view."
The CBC replaced the documentary just hours before its 10 p.m. air date Tuesday night on CBC Newsworld with a rerun of a documentary on Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf.
Keay did not say whether the documentary will be re-edited.
"We don't want to censor it. It's a point-of-view doc. But we're of the view that, if there was something in there that was not journalistically supportable, it would have to be changed," he said.
The CBC, which has the Canadian broadcast rights to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, earlier this week received phone calls from Chinese embassy and consulate officials in Ottawa and Toronto who voiced concerns.
- 11/9/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- I’m not sure what the previous years have churned out, but this year’s Real to Reel (Tiff's doc section) packs a wallop: either the film’s selected happen to have a muscle name among doc filmmakers attached or the docu subject will raise more than one eyebrow. Among the mix we have Phil Donahue’s Body of War – a doc that is coming to the fest with ample buzz, we have film critic Todd McCarthy’s documentary of a Cannes fest icon Pierre Rissient who makes the term 'cinephile' sound like a disease, and after a successful crossover into feature films, Kevin Macdonald looks into the mind of Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, a.k.a the Butcher of Lyon. Here is the complete list:algerie, Histoires A Ne Pas Dire Jean-Pierre Lledo, AlgeriaFour Algerians of Muslim origin revisit the last years of their country's War of Independence, searching
- 7/31/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
Angelina Jolie has pleaded with the international community to help millions of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan. The Hollywood beauty and United Nations goodwill ambassador spent four days touring refugee camps near the Asian country's border with Afghanistan before meeting Pakistani president, General Pervez Musharraf, on Friday. The Oscar-winning beauty says, "I ask the international community to do more to fund and help shoulder the burden of this part of the world. I met a woman who was about to get on a truck with a small baby. I do not know how she is going to survive, and how she will be able to make a living, to find food, to find health care. So it is very, very difficult but many people are moving back." An estimated three million Afghans remain in camps and cities in Pakistan despite the collapse of the Taliban regime in 2001.
- 5/9/2005
- WENN
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