Cousteau son to make new undersea films

2011-11-09T14:30:21Z

The son of pioneering undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau is planning a new documentary series about oceanic life aimed at promoting conservation.

The series, to be entitled "Ocean Alive", will consist of 12 documentary films and a feature. Cousteau hopes to film all of them in 3D.

"We will help the audience to discover the beauty of the waters off California

Michael Moore bemoans US wealth, poverty paradox

2011-10-01T05:30:10Z

Michael Moore, clad in customary baseball cap, a black T-shirt, baggy trousers and white sneakers, strolled into the neo-Gothic splendor of Georgetown University's Gaston Hall and began to preach.

"We as Americans have allowed a very small group of people to be highly skilled practitioners of one of...

Filmmaker Moore demands Georgia boycott after execution

2011-09-22T15:30:35Z

Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore called Thursday for a total boycott of Georgia after the southern US state, defying global protests, executed convicted police killer Troy Davis.

On his website (www.michaelmoore.com), the director of "

Tribeca documentaries examine bullying and toxicity

2011-04-24T07:30:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deadly poisoned drinking water at a U.S. Marine Corps base, and bullying in U.S. high schools are among subjects of documentaries aiming to strike a nerve at the Tribeca Film Festival this week.

Just short o...

Tribeca film festival turns ten

2011-04-18T10:32:29Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Tribeca Film Festival, born as a way to revive downtown Manhattan after the September 11 attacks, turns ten this week and is leading a push for new ways for audiences to watch independent films.

The high-profile fe...

Documentary "Inside Job" has inside track to Oscar

2011-02-04T11:00:29Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Documentary director Charles Ferguson knew he had a great global story in the 2008 financial crisis, but he still worried that "Inside Job" could fall into the category of a boring film if not jazzed up properly.

So he applied tools normal...

Sundance documentaries offer broad view of the world

2011-01-26T09:30:31Z

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Violence inflicted on Iranian protesters, big business infiltrating the U.S. justice system and an inspiring portrait of race car driver Ayrton Senna are all subjects of documentaries that are winning fans at LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He's sweet 16, has a hot music career, appears on TV, is set to publish a memoir and even has a comic book about him. So what hasn't Justin Bieber done? He hasn't had a movie made about him, but that's about to change.

FBI held him in solitary confinement and put "pressure" on him, state media reported Saturday.

Hossein Dehbashi, 38, was reportedly arrested on June 6 for forging a letter in the name of the director of communications of the Filmmaker Moore to unveil plan aimed at restoring the luster of the downtown movie theater

For generations, Americans viewed films in stately, single-screen theaters that were pillars of city business districts — an experience that faded with the rise of suburban multiplexes and the decline of downtowns.

Michael Moore wants to bring those theaters back. The Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's documentary, "South of the Border," on the new leftist turn in South America, highlights the Silverdocs Festival opening in Washington on Monday.

Stone, known for Hollywood hits such as "Reuters) - A new documentary purporting to expose the hazards of onshore natural gas drilling illustrates its point with startling images of people setting fire to water flowing from faucets in their homes.

"GasLand," which premiers on cable's HBO on June 21, fuels the debate over shale gas and the extraction process known as hydraulic ...

Response to Crisis: More States Looking to Create Public Banks

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"Glee", "CSI" among TV shows "with a conscience"

2010-06-25T15:01:00Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The wheelchair episode of musical comedy "Glee" and a "CSI" program tackling race and prejudice in the police were among eight shows named on Wednesday as examples of "television with a conscience".

The LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO has picked up the U.S. television rights to the feature documentary "Sins of My Father," the inside story of notorious Colombian drug lord ...

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2010-10-27T08:41:43Z

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2010-11-03T08:27:42Z

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Documentary seeks to show origins of economic crisis

2010-06-11T20:50:33Z

A new documentary on the economic crisis by British director Michael Winterbottom points the finger squarely at free-market economist Milton Friedman for the global meltdown.

"The Shock Doctrine", based on the book by Canadian journalist Naomi Klein, relates the development of "disaster capitalism...

Oliver Stone to show "Secret History of America"

2010-06-25T14:57:58Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film director Oliver Stone has a secret -- 10, at least -- and he is about to tell some them in a new documentary for U.S. cable television.

Stone, whose films such as "Nixon...

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2010-10-22T11:05:27Z

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2010-10-22T11:03:26Z

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2010-10-22T09:58:46Z

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Epic tandem trek is subject of TV documentary

2010-10-24T09:27:32Z

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African music star comes to US

2010-06-25T14:58:25Z

African music star who ignited controversy with lyrics performs in NYC

The African music star Youssou (YOU-So') N'Dour (Nah-Door) ignited worldwide controversy among Muslims with his music.

And he's bringing the music to the United States on Saturday.

He insists on turning his love of Islam into the lyrics of his songs — even if...

Documentary film makers learn from Obama campaign

2010-06-25T14:59:56Z

Documentary film makers striving to spread their messages are taking lessons from the freshly crowned king of online community organizing -- US President Barack Obama.

Internet culture and technology are changing the business of making documentary films, from how producers find important stories to how finished works reach viewers, according to The Good Pitch chief executive Jess Search.

"It is daunting for film makers b...

Beer Wars

2010-10-21T09:26:46Z

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2010-11-02T14:00:27Z

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2010-10-21T09:23:31Z

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French films selected for Sundance festival

2010-06-25T14:59:12Z

French directors Josiane Balasko, Benoit Delepine and Gustave de Kervern will show their films at the 2009 Sundance festival in Utah, according to organizers of the independent movie s...

Homeowner Equity at Post WWII Low

2010-10-21T08:56:37Z

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A Look at Doc Filmmaker Ken Burns

2010-10-19T16:33:37Z

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2010-11-03T08:25:16Z

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Watch this: 2007's best online videos

2010-10-16T19:37:43Z

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The Business of Spin

2010-09-10T16:44:09Z

Back in the day when jokes about George Bush were still funny, Michael Moore was well liked by the relatively few fans who followed his career after the cult success of his debut documentary Roger & Me. His incendiary comments about the Bush administration, both in his books and in his 2002 film Cuba's health minister said Friday that American filmmaker Michael Moore's documentary "Sicko" highlights the human values of the island's communist-run government.

Moore flew to Cuba in March to obtain health care for three ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers as part of the documentary, which calls for an overhaul of America's healt...

Lauded health-care documentary `Sicko' spawns Michael Moore frenzy in Cannes

2010-09-08T22:12:30Z

In Cannes, Michael Moore is a rock star _ mobbed by fans, assailed by cameras and forced to wolf down a plate of pasta between his latest interview and his next live TV appearance.

Moore's documentary "Sicko" _ a ferocious attack on the U.S. health care industry _ is the talk of the film festival, and he is hot property. Moore caught his breath Monday to...

'Sicko' spawns Moore fever in Cannes

2010-09-08T21:54:33Z

Lauded Health-Care Documentary 'Sicko' Spawns Michael Moore Frenzy in Cannes

In Cannes, Michael Moore is a rock star _ mobbed by fans, assailed by cameras and forced to wolf down a plate of pasta between his latest interview and his next live TV appearance.

Moore's documentary "Sicko" _ a ferocious attack on the U.S. health care i...

Cannes warmly welcomes Moore's 'Sicko'

2010-09-08T21:16:17Z

Michael Moore Makes Triumphant Cannes Return With Provocative Documentary 'Sicko'

"Sicko," Michael Moore's attack on the U.S. health care system, got a warm welcome at Cannes Saturday that marked the director's triumphant return to the film festival and a respite from the controversy his work has started at home.

More than 2,000 p...

'Sicko' stars thank Moore for Cuba trip

2010-09-08T21:10:38Z

AP Exclusive: 'Sicko' Patients Thank Moore for Bringing Them to Cuba for Free Medical Care

It could have been a college reunion: hugs, tears, laughter, photos, and a big friendly guy in shorts and sneakers organizing it all. But the guy in shorts was Michael Moore, whose new documentary, "Sicko," takes aim at the...

Michael Moore makes triumphant Cannes return with provocative doc 'Sicko'

2010-09-08T20:59:02Z

"Sicko," Michael Moore's ferocious and funny attack on the U.S. health care system, got a warm welcome at the Cannes Film festival Saturday. At home, it has started a firestorm.

The movie doesn't open until late June, but it has already been criticized by conservative politicians and sparked a U.S. government investigation that could land Moore a fine or...

Moore blasts Bush over film-trip probe

2010-09-08T19:12:55Z

Michael Moore Blasts President Bush Over Federal Probe Into 'Sicko' Documentary's Cuba Trip

Filmmaker Michael Moore has asked the Bush administration to call off an investigation of his trip to Cuba to get treatment for ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers for a segment in his upcoming health-care expose, "Sicko."<...

Cuba: Michael Moore victim of censorship

2010-09-08T15:24:09Z

Cuba: Michael Moore a Victim of Censorship and U.S. Embargo of the Island

Cuba characterized American filmmaker Michael Moore as a victim of censorship and the U.S. trade embargo as it reported Friday on a U.S. Treasury De...

South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

Hawks Kings Basketball

2011-01-04T22:01:19Z

Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry, center, goes to the basket against Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford, right, as Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, left, of Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger, left, shoots over Iowa forward Andrew Brommer during the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

Archdiocese Bankruptcy

2011-01-04T16:30:52Z

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in St. Francis, Wis. Listecki said the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it w...

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