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Documentaries steal spotlight at Toronto Film fest

TORONTO (Reuters) - They're not exactly squeezing Brad Pitt and George Clooney out onto the street, but documentaries are grabbing a larger share of the spotlight than usual at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.In addition to festival opener "From the Sky ...

Toronto film festival hot on docs? "You Betcha!"

TORONTO (Reuters) - Death row, Sarah Palin, and wannabe Vulcans are some of the topics audiences can explore this year through the Toronto International Film Festival's documentary line up, announced on Wednesday.The 10-day festival opens on September 8 and includes world premier ...

"Restrepo" director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya: doctors

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Photojournalist Tim Hetherington, the co-director of Oscar-nominated war documentary "Restrepo," died in the besieged Libyan town of Misrata on Wednesday, doctors said.Getty photographer Chris Hondros was in critical condition in intensive care, doctors at the hospital where he ...

"Restrepo" director killed in Libya: doctors

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Photojournalist Tim Hetherington, the co-director of Oscar-nominated war documentary "Restrepo," died in the besieged Libyan town of Misrata on Wednesday, doctors said.Getty photographer Chris Hondros was in critical condition in intensive care, doctors at the hospital where he ...

Tribeca film festival turns ten

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 festival, which ...

Financial meltdown film wins documentary Oscar

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Inside Job," a film blaming financial institutions for triggering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, won the Academy Award for best documentary on Sunday.The prize went to director/producer Charles Ferguson, who recently won the documentary prize ...

Sundance documentaries offer broad view of the world

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 Sundance 2011.More than two dozen ...

Director John Chu steps into Justin Bieber movie

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 ...

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

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 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...

"Anvil" rocks film documentary awards

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock on, Anvil. The aging band that never tasted music stardom found a measure of Hollywood fame on Friday when "Anvil, The Story of Anvil" won two film awards, including best documentary, from a key group of moviemakers.The ...