"Redacted" stuns Venice - Reuters
A new film about the real-life rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers who also murdered her family stunned the Venice festival, with shocking images that left some viewers in tears.
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Clooney tackles corruption in new film - Reuters
George Clooney plays a burned out "fixer" for a New York law firm in his latest movie, which tackles corporate corruption, personal greed and the moral dilemmas people face at the workplace every day.
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Lawyer: Salman Khan Released on Bail - AP
A court in Jodhpur released popular Bollywood actor Salman Khan on bail Friday in a poaching case, his lawyer said.
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Chinese Court Makes Award in Piracy Case - AP
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and five other Hollywood film studios were awarded a total of $25,500 from a Beijing seller of pirated DVDs, the China Court Web site reported Friday.
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K-Fed better watch out: Britney’s coming back
With her MTV’s Video Music Awards performance coming up fast, Britney’s been spending time at L.A.’s Alley Kat dance studio, reports In Touch Weekly.
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"Alfie" duo faces off in disappointing "Sleuth" - Reuters
Kenneth Branagh's new version of Anthony Shaffer's crime caper "Sleuth" looks smashing, and it features several great new lines by screenwriter Harold Pinter. But despite top-flight acting from Michael Caine and Jude Law, it loses its grip in the third act and lets the air out of what might have been a memorable film.
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Tommy Lee Jones scales new heights in "Valley" - Reuters
Paul Haggis has not only avoided the dreaded sophomore slump, but the director and co-writer of the Oscar-winning "Crash" has returned with another bona fide contender.
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"Far North" offers chilling lessons - Reuters
The lesson in Asif Kapadia's "Far North" is that when an independent and obviously resourceful woman from the tundra says that a shaman told her she would bring harm to anyone foolish enough to get close to her, it's wise to listen.
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Kevin Bacon stars in violent "Death Sentence" - Reuters
Crime rates might be dropping nationwide, but you wouldn't know from the latest wave of vigilante-themed films. Beating the Jodie Foster thriller "The Brave One" by two weeks, James Wan's "Death Sentence" demonstrates that first is not necessarily best.
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Kevin Bacon on loose in violent "Death Sentence" - Reuters
Crime rates might be dropping nationwide, but you wouldn't know from the latest wave of vigilante-themed films. Beating the Jodie Foster thriller "The Brave One" by two weeks, James Wan's "Death Sentence" demonstrates that first is not necessarily best.
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