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China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its most elaborate attempt so far ...
PBS fall schedule offers U.K. hits, US history
PBS' fall schedule has a definite British accent, courtesy of the returning drama "Upstairs Downstairs" and newcomer "Call the Midwife." The ...
Video: Walker explains divide, conquer strategy
Newly released documentary film footage shows embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker shortly after his election describing a "divide and conquer" ...
Erin Brockovich returns to big screen in water doc
Erin Brockovich has long been a champion for clean water. Her efforts to sue Pacific Gas & Electric for polluting the water supply of a California ...
Irish cardinal won't quit over abuse cover-up row
The leader of Ireland's 4 million Catholics said Wednesday he wouldn't resign after a BBC documentary accused him of helping to cover up 1970s child ...
7 films added to Cannes festival lineup
A documentary about the world's waste and a musical about an Australian aboriginal singing group are among seven films added to the lineup of the ...
Q&A: Delpy, Rock discuss '2 Days in New York'
After Julie Delpy carefully slides the hem of her black dress just over the knee, her co-star Chris Rock playfully slides it back an inch. The two ...
'War Witch,' 'Una Noche' win top honors at Tribeca
The African child soldier drama "War Witch" won best film and its 15-year-old star earned best actress Thursday night at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Ex-Marine aims camera at self to heal from the war
An ex-Marine filmmaker whose unit carried pocket digital cameras into some of the worst fighting in Iraq is using that footage, and post-war ...
HBO producing documentary about George H.W. Bush
HBO is producing a documentary on the first President George Bush to debut two days after his 88th birthday in June. Titled "41," the film about the ...
Chaz Bono, Josh Hutcherson win GLAAD Awards
Chaz Bono picked up a pair of trophies at the GLAAD Media Awards. The 43-year-old transgender activist and author was honored with the outstanding ...
Jamaicans pack a park to watch Marley documentary
Thousand reggae fans crowded a Kingston park late Thursday to watch a screening of a documentary about Bob Marley, the charismatic icon of reggae ...
With 'Chimpanzee' opening, 5 prime primate movies
Ah, chimps. They're so cute and cuddly and furry, so much like us that we want to take them home, assign human characteristics to them and turn them ...
'Marley' to stream on Facebook while in theaters
The Bob Marley documentary "Marley" will stream on Facebook simultaneously during its theatrical opening, a signal that social media may also play a ...
'Hunger Games' earns $61.1M to top 'Titans' sequel
"The Hunger Games" is still the first item on the menu for movie fans, taking in $61.1 million to remain the No. 1 film in its second weekend.
Prominent Pakistani acid victim commits suicide
Pakistani acid attack victim Fakhra Younus had endured more than three dozen surgeries over more than a decade to repair her severely damaged face and ...
Cameron pilots plans for 3-D film about ocean dive
James Cameron will be one of the stars of his next big-screen adventure, a chronicle of the expedition on which he has made record-setting ocean dives
Weinstein Co. to release 'Bully' without rating
The Weinstein Co. is moving past the R rating earned by its documentary "Bully" and plans to release the film unrated. The company announced Monday ...
Anti-bullying teen, 'DWTS,' Gaga get GLAAD award
A teenager who's campaigning to make it easier for children to see an upcoming documentary about bullying, the producers of the NBC musical drama ...
Super busy SXSW wraps up with poignant moment
Stars of all stripes and celebrity hit town to close out South By Southwest, but it was a marching band that stole the show Saturday. Members of the ...
US documentary pries lid off isolated Myanmar
American professor Robert Lieberman went to Myanmar to train local filmmakers and shot his own documentary on the sly. The solo-filmed "They Call It ...
Depp, Streep join call to lower 'Bully' rating
More Hollywood heavyweights are joining the call for a lower rating on the teen-focused documentary "Bully." The Weinstein Co, which is releasing the ...
US: Sri Lanka should reconcile with Tamils
The U.S. warned Tuesday that Sri Lanka risks renewed conflict unless it addresses war crimes allegations, while rights groups said that abuses by ...
Obama to open anti-bullying film debuting Sunday
President Barack Obama will deliver an opening message before the debut of "Speak Up," a Cartoon Network documentary about bullied youth across ...
Parents Television Council likes 'Bully' rating
A petition urging the film-ratings board to overturn the "R'' rating it gave to the teen-centric documentary "Bully" has garnered more than 250,000 ...