What groups are telling the Supreme Court about campaign finance laws in the ‘Hillary’ caseA brief look at what different groups are telling the Supreme Court about the current campaign finance laws in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case to be argued Sept. 9. A brief look at the people of interest involved in Supreme Court’s ‘Hillary’ argumentsA brief look at some of the people involved in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission arguments in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 9: Could ‘Hillary: The Movie’ lead Supreme Court to wipe away some campaign spending limits?WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears poised to wipe away limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions in time for next year’s congressional elections in a case that began as a dispute over a movie about Hillary Rodham Clinton. Motown vignettes: Bill Clinton, Ted Nugent, Patti LaBelle and others riff on the label’s 50thFor the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records, The Associated Press over a period of months invited stars from the fields of music, politics and film to visit Studio A to talk about how the Detroit musical movement has affected them and the larger world. Yonfan persists in film invoking childhood memories of the ‘White Terror’ despite resistanceVENICE, Italy — Hong Kong-based director Yonfan’s “Prince of Tears” premieres Friday at the Venice Film Festival 20 years to the hour after Golden Lion-winner “City of Sadness,” the last major film to confront a painful period of Taiwanese history known as the White Terror. Jackie Chan, Jet Li add star power to Chinese propaganda film as officials try to woo youngHONG KONG — China’s staid cultural commissars are turning to the likes of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, hoping that an injection of star power into a state-funded movie about the Communist revolution will attract young Chinese normally turned off by government propaganda. China denies visas to producers of documentary that covered school earthquake collapsesBEIJING — The producers of a documentary exploring deadly school collapses in last year’s Sichuan earthquake and the plight of bereaved parents have been denied Chinese visas to attend a Beijing showing, one of the men said Wednesday. Police shoot teen in shoulder following holdup at “Little Murder” film set in DetroitDETROIT — A teenager was shot by Detroit police after a member of an advance crew for a film titled “Little Murder” was robbed at gunpoint. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: China will appeal WTO ruling that Beijing improperly restricts book, movie importsBEIJING — China will appeal a World Trade Organization ruling that ordered it to ease restrictions on imports of movies, music and books in a case brought by Washington, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said Monday. Christoph Waltz is Tarantino’s mouthpiece in 4 languages for ‘Inglourious Basterds’LOS ANGELES — Christoph Waltz has mastered Quentin Tarantino’s linguistic legerdemain in four languages. Britain publishes amazing UFO infos, but not yet convincable
LA filmmaking couple to stand trial, accused of bribing Thai officials to run film festivalLOS ANGELES — Before film producers Gerald and Patricia Green took over a movie festival in Bangkok, the weeklong event struggled to capture Hollywood’s attention. ‘Kiss-ins’ smack back at Mormon church as faith’s image suffers from Calif. gay marriage fightSALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide “kiss-in” Saturday. China says it might appeal WTO ruling on movie, music imports, insists imports ‘unimpeded’BEIJING — China said Thursday it might appeal a World Trade Organization ruling that it improperly restricts distribution of foreign movies, music and books and insisted it does not impede imports. China says children of exiled Uighur blame their mother for Xinjiang riotsBEIJING — China stepped up its campaign against exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer on Monday with the release of a letter it says was penned by close relatives in China blaming her for last month’s deadly riots in her native Xinjiang. China summons Australian ambassador to protest visit by Uighur activist Rebiya KadeerBEIJING — China summoned the Australian ambassador to protest a proposed visit to his country by an exiled Uighur leader whom Beijing accuses of instigating recent ethnic riots that killed nearly 200 people, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. China embassy complains to Australia about Uighur activist’s visit to Melbourne film festivalCANBERRA, Australia — China has repeatedly complained to the Australian government about the planned visit to a Melbourne film festival of the Uighur activist Beijing accuses of inciting ethnic riots in its far west, an official said Wednesday. China expresses ’strong dissatisfaction’ with Japan over Uighur activist’s visitBEIJING — China’s Foreign Ministry criticized Japan on Monday for allowing a visit this week by an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for deadly ethnic riots in western China. Hackers post China flag on Australian festival Web site amid protests of Uighur film screeningCANBERRA, Australia — Hackers posted a Chinese flag on the Web site of an Australian film festival in an escalation of protests against the planned appearance by an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for deadly ethnic riots in China’s west, an official said Sunday. Fla. governor’s office mistakenly praises anti-Semitic DVD sent by white supremacy groupTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Despite the content of a letter bearing his signature, Gov. Charlie Crist does not want to share an anti-Semitic movie with all Floridians. Movie Review: Scares and dark laughs go hand-in-hand in the intense, suspenseful ‘Orphan’LOS ANGELES — Esther is unfailingly polite, a sensitive painter and pianist, a vision of traditional feminine charm in her prim dresses and bows. But this 9-year-old also has a way with a hammer and a handgun and knows a thing or two about arson and destruction of evidence. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘The Ugly Truth’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: Evil children in film: Moviegoers can be chilled by subgenre that continues with ‘Orphan’NEW YORK — Evil kids: Can’t live with ‘em, can’t kill ‘em. It’s Hamaswood! Militant Muslim group premiers feature film about slain militant in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza movie premiere drew an exclusive crowd with local celebrities posing for jostling photographers — and that’s pretty much where the similarities end between Hollywood and the fledgling film industry of Gaza’s Hamas rulers. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Harry Potter’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: Movie Review: The psychosexual drama ‘Death in Love’ is deadly to endureLOS ANGELES — Boaz Yakin begins “Death in Love” by showing graphic erotic images interspersed with shots of a Nazi concentration camp doctor performing bloody surgical procedures. Later, the writer-director intercuts images of an aging Holocaust survivor attending a funeral with shots of that same woman lying on her back having sex. Dole sues “Bananas!” documentary filmmaker for defamation, seeks to stop film showingLOS ANGELES — Dole Foods sued a Swedish filmmaker and his film company for defamation on Wednesday, alleging he insisted on showing his documentary, “Bananas!” at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud. Tom Hanks voted back onto Academy Awards board; runoff election called to settle directors tieLOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks is rejoining the board that oversees the Academy Awards. Road trip on a budget: Camping and long drives with kids for 3,000 miles cross-countryMARION, Mass. — With one set of grandparents on the West Coast and one on the East, my kids have seen the USA from the window of an airplane plenty of times. |
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