By Christine Chen 7/11/12 3:45pm

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Freida Pinto, on the red carpet. (Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com)

Trishna Star Freida Pinto on Sexual Double Standards and Re-reading Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Last night’s Cinema Society screening of Trishna at the IFC Center began with the usual glimpses of celebrity—Meg Ryan swooped past in her hat and sunglasses, and Billy Connolly slipped by with his wife.

But actress and heroine of the film Freida Pinto took her time sauntering down the red carpet, glowing in a white Rachel Roy creation, and shared that she is currently reading the Tom Hardy classic Tess of the d’Urbervilles, of which Trishna is a modern adaptation, for the second time. “The first time I read the book, I never thought that India would be such a great setting for it,” she said. “And the second time, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I am such an idiot.’ It is so perfect!” Read More

By Jessi Rucker 6/27/12 4:35pm

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Drinking Beer with the Director of Beasts of the Southern Wild, Now in Select New York Theaters

When Benh Zeitlin graduated he wasn’t sure if he was actually going to be able to make films.

Now, after winning Best Picture at Sundance, Best First Film in Cannes and receiving rave reviews across the board, his feature directorial debut The Beasts of the Southern Wild is being released in select theaters today. At a special friends-and-family screening at the IFC Center last night, Mr. Zeitlin introduced the film and thanked Rooftop Films, the New York outdoor-screenings non-profit that awarded him with the 2009 Eastern Effects Equipment Grant that helped make Beast a reality. Read More