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Fereshta Kazemi takes a risky stand for acting in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Coarse mud was clinging to Fereshta Kazemi's high-heeled boots as she tottered on a slippery footpath. No one noticed. Everyone was staring at her legs. Her legs! They were exposed! And worse — she wore sheer hosiery...
Tags: Celebrities, Entertainment, Kabul (Afghanistan), Arts and Culture, Immigration
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Storytelling on L.A.'s skid row
Once a week for the last several years, I've driven to skid row to visit a friend. I get depressed about the area at times because it's such a depository of the unfortunate and the forgotten. But then I'll catch a warm greeting, or see a sign of hope in...
Tags: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Entertainment, Mental Illness, Rentals
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Trailer released for Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' documentary
On Monday, we brought you news that Dave Grohl's filmmaking debut, "Sound City," would premiere next month at Sundance. Now, the Foo Fighters frontman has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming documentary, which is named after the film's subject: a grungy...
Tags: Music, Nirvana (music group), Entertainment, Foo Fighters (music group), Trent Reznor
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Review: 'West of Memphis' makes strong case
For astonishing injustice put to rest at long last, the holiday moviegoer has at least two options. One: "Les Misérables." And two: "West of Memphis," a strong, blood-boiling documentary from director Amy Berg, who made the similarly fine "Deliver Us From...
Tags: Amour (movie), Entertainment, Peter Jackson, Pearl Jam (music group), Les Miserables (musical)
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Academy announces documentary feature shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday its shortlist of 15 documentary feature finalists and, as always, the roll was as notable for its omissions as for its actual titles. Notably absent were such critically and commercially...
Tags: Services and Shopping, The House I Live In (movie), Searching for Sugar Man (movie), Entertainment, Peter Jackson
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Songs hope to hit a high note at Oscars again
The Academy Awards haven't been kind to songs of late. The last few years, the category has been treated as an after-thought, with either one film dominating the slate of nominees or voters struggling to find five songs worthy of contention. After the...
Tags: Music, Scarlett Johansson, Diane Warren, Entertainment, Brave (movie)
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Martin Scorsese to direct Bill Clinton documentary
Martin Scorsese has found his next film subject: Bill Clinton. The Oscar winner will produce and direct a documentary on the former president for HBO, the network announced Monday. The documentary will explore the 42nd president's perspective on...
Tags: Entertainment, Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Goodfellas (movie), Bill Clinton
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Participant Media to create pro-social cable channel
Participant Media, the film company behind "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Charlie Wilson's War," has acquired two cable channels and plans to combine them to form a new network featuring programming with social themes. The channel, which does not yet have...
Tags: An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Verizon Communications, OWN (tv network), Entertainment, Al Gore
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Review: 'The Law in These Parts' takes on Israel's legal system
"The Law in These Parts" sounds like the title of a routine western, maybe something starring Tom Mix or Johnny Mack Brown, but it turns out to be considerably more compelling and provocative. Directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz and winner of the World...
Tags: Fatah, Israel, Lawyers, West Bank, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sundance premieres: Linklater, 'Stoker' and Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs
The final installment in Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy, Chan-wook Park’s English-language debut and Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs portrayal all will be unveiled at Sundance -- and did we mention documentaries about...
Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment, Michael Winterbottom, Mia Wasikowska, Foo Fighters (music group)
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Governors Awards: Jeffrey Katzenberg's phone skills revealed
They all talk about the phone calls — Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks. What binds them is the relentless prodding they’ve all received from Hollywood’s most bullish fundraiser, Jeffrey Katzenberg. At the fourth-annual...
Tags: Jerry Lee Lewis, Annette Bening, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, George Lucas, Davis Guggenheim
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'West of Memphis' full of real-life twists and turns
One might assume that a story already covered by a trilogy of documentaries, numerous books, countless articles and with a trail of celebrity supporters including Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder and Natalie Maines had already earned enough attention. The...
Tags: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Entertainment, Peter Jackson, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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