Movie about Indian Pitchers in the works

In a twist on Slumdog Millionaire, there is a movie in the works about two Indian minor-league pitchers who grew up poor in Lucknow, India and finished first and second in a reality TV show called "Million Dollar Arm." Before the reality TV show, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel had never touched a baseball, but went on to sign contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates, becoming the first Indian players to sign baseball contacts in the US . Singh and Patel are currently withBrandenton in the Gulf Coast League.

As indicated in the article the movie script has almost finished being written and the movie should be done next year. I can't wait to see it.

More links on Singh and Patel:

-Visit their blog, The Million Dollar Arm Blog

Rinku Singh's baseball stats

Dinesh Patel baseball stats

Being a Movie Extra in Chicago

While looking for jobs yesterday, my Mom gave me the idea of being a movie extra, as sort of a part-time, fun thing to do. I'd love to be a movie extra once; I hear the pay is good and you get to be in a movie, which would be pretty cool. So I looked into it a little more.

While Chicago isn't necessarily the first city you think of when it comes to movie production, more movies are produced in Chicago than you think. As this eHow article mentions, Chicago has a bustling and vibrant film community. As the "How to Be a Movie Extra in Chicago" article mentions, the Chicago Film Office is a great resource for finding movies filming or filmed in the city, casting calls, and a list of upcoming filmings. The Chicago Film Office also has a list of famous movies made in Chicago.

If you are interested in becoming a movie extra, Craigslist's tv/video/film section is a good place to keep looking for job posts, as well as the Chicago Film Office.