Digitizing Holocaust memories

" Dr. Josef Mengele calmly greets a trainload of prisoners to Auschwitz as human ashes fall from the sky. This scene, from the Steven Spielberg film Schindler's List, is unforgettable, but a dramatic rendering is nowhere near as powerful as hearing from someone who once stood...

Steven Spielberg strikes Bollywood deal, bailout for hollywood ?

The US bailout plan included Holywood movie makers; details say not more than $ 30.000 / month ( Paulson Plan ). Paramount and Spielberg separated today. Spielberg goes Bollywood with Indian Reliance ADA group....

Spielberg Donates $100,000 to Support Gay Marriage

Following Brad Pitt's $100k lead from last week, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw have joined the fight for gay rights and matched Pitt's donation of $100,000 to oppose California's Proposition 8 which...

Studio says no to Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson

"Squeezed by rising costs and leveling revenues, Universal Pictures declines to finance 'Tintin.'--- Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson don't hear "no" very often. But after they submitted a final budget of $130 million for their 3-D animated movie "Tintin,"...

Bollywood Unplugged on Fox Business TV with India EU Film Initiative

"With 1000 films and about 4 billion cinema tickets per year, Indian film industry is attracting world's attention for another reason; it's phenomenal growth, about 17 per cent, during the last two years. On...

Spielberg grant for Jewish museum

Noted film director Steven Spielberg has given initial seed moeny for this upcoming museum. He spent the money earned from famous film Schindler's List. " A foundation created by director Steven Spielberg...

Anil Ambani to invest in Spielberg's DreamWorks

"Los Angeles/Mumbai- According to media reports Hollywood film producers DreamWorks SKG are close to a deal with Anil Ambani's Reliance Big Entertainment, one of India's biggest entertainment conglomerate, to form...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull makes $60 million at US bo...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has taken nearly $60 million on its opening two nights at US box offices, despite the reviews being less than impressive."Paramount studio executives hope the...

‘Google Me: The Movie’ Worth a Look

An interesting video effort making the rounds reminds me of a post — Googling Bob McCarty Produces Surprising Results — I wrote in December 2007 but takes the concept of Googling one’s self a...

Spielberg casts actor for Tintin trilogy

The first movie is expected to be released in 2010, and Peter Jackson will also direct.I practically learned how to read on Tintin; I'm excited."For those who remember, he was the young boy who gets the girl in...

Spielberg Develops UFO-Based Social Networking Site

No word yet on what such a site would be called, but with the popularity of UFOs, the paranormal and social networking in the online world, this seem, in retrospect, a no-brainer."Hollywood super producer Steven...

China asks critics to 'respect facts' about Darfur

Following Steven Spielberg's public withdrawal from his Beijing Olympic advisory position yesterday, China has responded to the public criticism being levelled against the country over its involvement in the...

Spielberg quits as Beijing Olympics adviser, over Darfur

Mia Farrow must be very happy that her efforts to bring attention to the genocide in Darfur have yielded such high profile results. Spielberg, upon announcing his resignation, joined Farrow in an international...

Spielberg is not leaving Dreamworks, says spokesman

"DreamWorks was acquired by Paramount Pictures in 2005 for $1.6 billion. Under the deal, Spielberg and partner David Geffen agreed to stay on with Viacom through the end of 2008. But there has been persistent speculation the two principals are unhappy and may choose to leave...

Barbra Streisand backs Clinton`s White House bid

"Streisand, a longtime supporter of the New York senator's husband, former President Bill Clinton, is the latest show business luminary to back Clinton's White House run, following directors Steven Spielberg and...

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