{"id":1655,"date":"2005-05-29T16:11:09","date_gmt":"2005-05-29T21:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=1655"},"modified":"2005-05-31T21:10:36","modified_gmt":"2005-06-01T02:10:36","slug":"showbiz_roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/05\/29\/showbiz_roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Showbiz round-up: Where to shoot without getting shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Have\ncamera, but where to travel?:<\/strong> Each year insurance broker Aon releases\na map\nthat highlights the risks of filming in every country on the planet<\/a> (via Filmmaker\nMagazine<\/a><\/em>). Filmmakers\nuse it to avoid hotspots that could derail production, while reality television\nproducers no doubt use it to locate trouble-ready destinations.\nThis may explain why such\nprograms are increasing their visits to India<\/a>, which ranks rather poorly\nin the survey.<\/p>\n\n

Kleenex\nshortage on the set:<\/strong> There’s a new desi independent film entitled “Anokha<\/a>.” Based\non the trailer<\/a>, it appears to be\nabout crying, and nothing but crying.<\/p>\n\n

Letter arranging contest:<\/strong> The 78th annual Scripps\nNational Spelling Bee<\/a> is\nJune 1-2. Catch all the dorky goodness live when ESPN broadcasts the\nevent on Thursday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST. The cable network’s print ad is\nto the right.<\/p>\n\n

Obligatory\nM.I.A. update:<\/strong> Here’s a\ntorrent of her passing through the cone zone<\/a> (Quicktime, 11 MB, 4 mins.).\nRequires a BitTorrent downloader — PC<\/a>,\nMac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Revenge of the rack:<\/strong> Shilpa\nShetty<\/a> versus Mallika\nSherawat<\/a>. Discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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