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New releases: Ken Burns takes strong tone in 'Central Park Five'
The Central Park Five, PBS, $24.99; Blu-ray, $29.99 This documentary (made by Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah and her husband, David McMahon) revisits the racial tensions of '80s New York, via the story of a white, female investment banker who was raped...
Tags: Central Park, Jurassic Park (movie), Fiction, Ken Burns, Promised Land (movie)
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Ed Koch dies on day his documentary opens
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch died the same day a new documentary about his life and legacy opened in New York. "Koch," which will open in Southern California theaters beginning March 1, offers evidence that the combative mayor had mellowed...
Tags: Movies, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Entertainment, Andrew Cuomo, Ed Koch
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Ed Koch's most memorable TV appearances
It seems fitting, if sad, that Ed Koch should pass away on the same day that "Koch," a documentary about his life, opened in Manhattan. Though the three-term mayor of New York City, who died early Friday of congestive heart failure, is best known for...
Tags: The Tree of Life (movie), Bridesmaids (movie), Joe Piscopo, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Heart Failure
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Oscars 2013: 'Gatekeepers,' 'Sugar Man' earn documentary nods
Of the five titles vying for the Oscar in the documentary feature category, four offer hard-hitting examinations of tough-minded subjects -- the Israeli/Palestine conflict, sexual assault in the military, the emergence of AIDS activism. The fifth is a...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, West of Memphis (movie), Sexual Assault
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'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Argo,' 'West of Memphis' among WGA nominees
The scripts of "Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln" and "Silver Linings Playbook" are among the nominees for Writers Guild of America Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen in 2012. Nominees announced Friday in the original screenplay...
Tags: John Gatins, Movies, The King's Speech (movie), Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (movie), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie)
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'Lincoln' scores a record-breaking 13 Critics' Choice nominations
Steven Spielberg's historical epic "Lincoln" earned a record-shattering 13 Broadcast Film Critics Assn.'s Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations Tuesday morning. Among its nods were best film, best director for Steven Spielberg, best actor for Daniel...
Tags: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie), Kathryn Bigelow, A Royal Affair (movie), Elle Fanning, Bernie (movie)
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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: Dixie Chicks (music group), Documentary (genre), Django Unchained (movie), Movies, Pearl Jam (music group)
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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: Documentary (genre), Management (movie), Movies, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (movie), Entertainment
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'Twilight' and 'Skyfall' fight for top spot. News Corp.'s new look.
After the coffee. Before prepping my bid for the Batmobile. The Skinny: I saw documentary "Central Park Five" over the weekend and strongly recommend it, especially to anyone who was living in New York City at the time of the Central Park rape. It's a...
Tags: Central Park, Television, Media Industry, James Gandolfini, China
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Review: Devastating 'The Central Park Five' details injustice
New York Mayor Ed Koch didn't shrink from calling it "the crime of the century." A TV newscaster talked angrily about evildoers who "blazed a nighttime trail of terror" that culminated in the horrific beating and savage rape of a Central Park jogger on...
Tags: Central Park, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Documentary (genre), Movies
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Soft start likely for 'Killing Them Softly'; Zucker's CNN challenge.
After the coffee. Before finding some zebras and building an ark! The Skinny: I know I said yesterday I like the rain but I don't like guests that overstay their welcome. Time for some sun. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box office,...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), James Gandolfini, Media Industry, Companies and Corporations, The Wall Street Journal
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Telluride Film Festival lineup: 'Hyde Park,' 'Iceman,' 'Argo'
Movie fans trekking to Telluride, Colo., for the resort town’s annual film festival this weekend are set to see some of the fall’s most anticipated performances, including Bill Murray as FDR in “Hyde Park on Hudson,” Michael...
Tags: Olivia Williams, Ira Glass, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Movies, Entertainment Events
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