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'Bowling for Columbine' and 'Hoop Dreams' top group's list of 25 best documentaries
"Hoop Dreams," the 1994 film about two African American teenagers pursuing basketball stardom, has been voted the best documentary in movie history by the International Documentary Assn.
To help celebrate its 25th anniversary, the organization polled its...Tags: Ceremonies, Academy Awards, Bowling, Film Festivals, Los Angeles Times
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Cover Florida: A start will help.
South Florida Sun-SentinelHealth care coverage costs a fortune in Florida, and one of the reasons is that the Legislature has gotten into the business of practicing medicine. Health insurance companies have to deal with more than 50 legislative mandates in setting rates, which...Tags: Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Florida, Politics, National Government
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Executive led General Motors during record slump in the '80s
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRoger B. Smith, the General Motors executive who led the world's largest automaker from record profits to record losses in the 1980s and was vilified in the documentary "Roger & Me," died near Detroit on Thursday. He was 82. The former chairman and...Tags: Vehicles, Columbus, Ohio, Marketing, Los Angeles Times
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'4 Months' a small but popular winner
Times Staff WriterCANNES, France — "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a small Romanian film that was one of the first shown at the Festival de Cannes, outlasted its better-financed, better-known rivals and won the Palme d'Or at a ceremony Sunday night at the Palais...Tags: Arts and Culture, James Gray, Cinema Industry, Festive Events, Documentary (genre)
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Moore's 'Sicko' Infects Theaters in June
Zap2It.comThe Weinstein Company has set a late June release date for Michael Moore's latest documentary. According to Variety, TWC is partnering with Lionsgate on the June 29 release of "Sicko," Moore's first film since the 2004 surprise blockbuster "Fahrenheit 9/...Tags: Film Festivals, Marketing, Movies, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Documentary (genre)
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War films dominate documentary list
Last year's Oscar for best documentary feature served as a coronation for former Vice President Al Gore and his cautionary tale of global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth." This year's category has Michael Moore's "Sicko" but otherwise is dominated by...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Politics, Los Angeles Times, International Military Interventions, Refugee
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'Bourne' and 'Sweeney Todd' best-edited feature films of 2007
"The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Sweeney Todd" were honored tonight as the best-edited feature films of 2007.
Christopher Rouse was given the American Cinema Editors' highest honor -- the Eddie Award -- in the dramatic category for the spy thriller while...Tags: Diplomacy, Politics, Academy Awards, Comedy (genre), Los Angeles Times
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Toronto's road to Oscar begins
By ReutersThe 31st annual Toronto film festival opened on Thursday amid warnings from critics that happy movies are going to be few and far between, as themes from many of the 350-plus entrants reflect the grim state of the world. Movies about death, dying,...Tags: Russell Crowe, Festive Events, Kate Winslet, Documentary (genre), Europe
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Paso por paso quirúrgico se transforma una vida
Redactor del Los Angeles TimesCuando las enfermeras llevaron a Ana Rodarte en silla de ruedas hacia una sala de operaciones del Hospital Scripps Memorial en La Jolla, ya estaba atontada por el sedante que le dieron previo a la cirugía. Un monitor cardíaco empezó a capturar sus...Tags: Vehicles, Ohio, Building Material, Los Angeles Times, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Michael Moore: Gustav 'proof' of God
The Swampby Mark Silva BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Get this: Michael Moore, the filmmaker, had this to say about the onslaught of Hurricane Gustav on the eve of the Republican National Convention. "I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there......Tags: Movies, Barack Obama, Hurricane Gustav (2008), Entertainment
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Studios are spinning Golden Globes buzz into Oscar hopes
Times Staff WriterOrna Zadeh doesn't have Hollywood's most glamorous job. Much of her day at MGM is spent surfing the Internet and working the phones, tracking obscure Web sites. Don't fret if you've never heard of Neil Moon's little-known Oscar prediction site, posted...Tags: Marketing, Kieran Culkin, Anne Hathaway, Arts and Culture, Television
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'Pianist,' Polanski win BAFTA honors
The Holocaust drama "The Pianist" was named best picture and Roman Polanski best director Sunday at England's version of the Academy Awards. The honor came as a surprise, because "Chicago" and "Gangs of New York" shared a dozen nominations each, and...Tags: Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Sex and the City (movie), Culture, Television
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