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New films use humor to make sharp points
October 16, 2009Film luminaries like Michael Moore, Matt Damon, George Clooney and Palestinian director Elia Suleiman spotlighted movies mixing wit and wisdom at last month's Toronto Film Festival.
Read moreINTERVIEW Will.i.Am and The X-Men Origins: Wolverine
May 1, 2009Kam Williams, a syndicated film and book critic who writes for more than 100 publications around the U.S. and Canada, interviews Will.I.Am about his role in The X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This interview is on BlackNews.com.
Read moreFacing the death dance: Israel’s My Lai
March 13, 2009“Waltz with Bashir” is an animated Israeli film with English subtitles about Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
Read moreEqual rights at the Oscars
February 27, 2009“You commie, homo-loving sons of guns,” Sean Penn told the Feb. 22 Academy Awards audience upon accepting the best actor award for his portrayal of slain San Francisco supervisor and gay rights leader Harvey Milk in...
Read more‘Smoke Signals’ director Chris Eyre finds a new creative outlet
February 20, 2009Los Angeles, CA - Multi-award winning Native American director/producer Chris Eyre brings an indie director's sensibility to prime time television in the third season of NBC's 'Friday Night Lights.'
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