Paparazzi on the lookout for photos of Tiger Woods, wife as personal drama keeps unfolding
Hunt is on for post-crash Tiger Woods photos Palestinian sues Sacha Baron Cohen, Letterman, others for ‘terrorist’ label in ‘Bruno’ movie
Palestinian files $110M libel suit over ‘Bruno’ ‘Twilight’ star Stewart, ‘Sopranos’ pals Gandolfini, Falco bound for Sundance competition
‘Twilight,’ ‘Sopranos’ stars bound for Sundance Taiwanese social drama wins best picture, best director at Chinese Oscars
Taiwanese drama big winner at Chinese Oscars Musicologist HC Robbins Landon, expert on Haydn and Mozart, dies at 83
Haydn expert HC Robbins Landon dies at 83 LONDON — H.C. Robbins Landon, a musicologist noted for his pioneering research on Franz Joseph Haydn and for writing popular works on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has died at age 83. Sorry, Michael Moore: ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ not on short list of potential Oscar nominees
15 documentary features make Oscar’s short list Colombia’s top cop: Escobar’s son directly involved in drug lord’s crimes
Escobar son accused in Medellin cartel crimes Through new documentary, William Kunstler follows a tortured path to redemption with daughters
Film honors NYC defense attorney William Kunstler Norway: Kidnapped journalist, interpreter released in Afghanistan
Norway: Kidnapped journalist freed in Afghanistan For Maine troop greeters who have aged along with 2 wars, every day is Veterans Day
Intrepid Maine troop greeters age along with wars Documentary on Maine’s troop greeters, who never miss opportunities to say thanks, goes to PBS
Documentary on Maine troop greeters to air on PBS AP interview: 15 years after Pablo Escobar’s death, son comes forward, asks forgiveness
AP interview: Pablo Escobar’s son asks forgiveness Filmmakers get behind closed doors for look at Obama campaign to air Election Nightmore images Celebrities, lobbyists, fundraisers among early visitors to Obama White HouseMyanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi supports new US policy of engagement with junta
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi supports US policy of engagement Winfrey, Clooney, Gates among visitors to Obama White HouseCNN stays away from Lou Dobbs during four-hour documentary on LatinosNEW YORK — CNN is airing a four-hour special on Latinos in America this week that ignores its own commentator Lou Dobbs, whose persistent advocacy against illegal immigration has angered many Hispanics. Judge refuses to delay national release of Chris Rock film ‘Good Hair’LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has refused to halt the release of the Chris Rock film “Good Hair.” Dole withdraws defamation lawsuit against Swedish filmmakerSTOCKHOLM — Dole Foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker after complaints in Sweden that it was trying to limit free speech, the company said Thursday. Documentary on Ellsberg, leaker of Pentagon Papers, told as political thriller, love storyLOS ANGELES — Four decades after he stunned the nation by leaking the top-secret Pentagon Papers study of the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsberg walks the halls of the past in his dreams. Census taker turned up dead in region where government workers should tread cautiouslyBIG CREEK, Ky. — A census worker found hanged from a tree with the word “fed” scrawled on his chest met his end in a corner of Appalachia with an abundance of meth labs and marijuana fields — and a reputation for mistrusting government that dates back to the days of moonshiners and “revenuers.” Taiwan film festival Web site hacked ahead of screening of Uighur activist documentaryTAIPEI, Taiwan — Hackers on Monday posted vulgarities and pro-Chinese slogans on a Taiwanese film festival’s Web site to protest plans to screen a documentary about an exiled Uighur activist accused by Beijing of inciting recent ethnic violence in China’s west. Manhattan Short Film Festival brings AIDS orphan’s work, 9 other short films, to worldLOS ANGELES — Writer-producer Neal Baer is accustomed to 12 million or so Americans flipping on their TV sets for an episode of his drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Cuba orders man jailed for hunger outburst released to psychiatric wardHAVANA — A man whose drunken outburst on hunger in Cuba made him an Internet celebrity was released from prison and sent to psychiatric ward for three weeks of alcoholism treatment, a leading human rights activist said Thursday. Tokyo International Film Festival decides to show dolphin-killing film, ‘The Cove’TOKYO — The Tokyo International Film Festival will show “The Cove,” a documentary that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. But the decision was so last-minute the movie didn’t make it into the official press package. No more docs? Michael Moore ponders post-’Capitalism’ career with move to fiction filmsTORONTO — Michael Moore says he made his latest documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” as though it were his last. And it might be. Damon, demons, Darwin among highlights as Toronto fest showcases fall filmsTORONTO — The cinema smorgasbord of the Toronto International Film Festival has something for all tastes, a place where zombies, demons and vampires share screen time with art films, Hollywood awards contenders and studio crowd-pleasers. Gates partners with MTV, other Viacom networks to air education message where kids will see itLOS ANGELES — Students who might be too glued to their televisions to keep up with homework are going to find channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon prodding them to get on task and graduate. Venezuela’s Chavez walks Venice red carpet with Oliver Stone to promote new documentaryVENICE, Italy — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary “South of the Border.” Police use tear gas and clubs to crush protest as Iranian leader says government won’t yieldEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. |