Chris Smith's 2007 Sundance winner "The Pool" compares favorably with "Slumdog Millionaire," another Westerner's view of a poor Indian teen in love, in its wry humor and unmelodramatic look at social inequality. "The Pool" screens Tuesday 11/3 at the Midwest Independent Film Festival.
Former Gov. Blagojevich won't be in "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here," but he'll be appearing (in animated form) at the Fractured Lens Video Festival on Thursday.