EDITORIAL
The movie that never got made
“A horror movie centered around the creation of Dumb and Dumber? Daniel Kwan is saying there was a chance. According to Kwan, Carrey’s interest in “found footage” projects had been piqued when he watched 2007’s Paranormal Activity and was interested in making a piece that would follow the cast and crew of Dumb and Dumber while they filmed portions at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, better known as the inspiration behind Stephen King’s novel-turned-film, The Shining. According to Carrey and others who were on the set of the buddy-comedy, bizarre happenings were a regular occurrence on the “haunted set.”. “‘The whole time we were shooting, things were breaking, people were getting hurt, doors were swinging, and it felt haunted". After meeting with a producer, the idea was quickly shot down and taken off the table.(courtesy Britta DeVore)...
Have a pleasant Friday night at the movies,
Jean Constant
The 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa got off to a spectacular start on Nov. 20, with the best of Bollywood on display. Presiding over proceedings was India’s Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur. The country is celebrating 75 years of independence and Thakur said that India is on track over the next 25 years to become a global film shooting, co-production, post-production, technology and content hub. A letter from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said in part: “Films in different Indian languages are reaching out to a larger international audience and are being increasingly appreciated across the world. As the biggest film festival of India, IFFI promotes an invigorating synergy between delegates from different nations and societies united by cinema.” The festival opened with Austrian film “Alma & Oskar,” directed by Dieter Berner...