Saturday, November 25, 2006

Burns debuts new documentary 'The War' (AP)

Burns debuts new documentary 'The War' (AP)
   

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns arrives for the ' Room To Grow' benefit auction at Christie's auction house, in this Jan. 26, 2004 file photo in New York. Burns thought he was done with war movies after his series, 'The Civil War.' Two troubling statistics fueled the creation of 'The War,' the 14-hour documentary about World War II from acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns. 'It was really a couple of statistics that got me,' Burns said. 'One was that we're losing a thousand (World War II) veterans a day, and the other is that our children just don't know what's going on.' (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - Two troubling statistics fueled the creation of "The War," the 14-hour documentary about World War II from acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns.

Rodriguez has 2 movies opening soon (AP)

Rodriguez has 2 movies opening soon (AP)
   

Actor Freddy Rodriguez arrives at the premiere of 'Harsh Times' in Los Angeles on Sunday,in this Nov. 5, 2006 file photo. The 31-year-old actor, who played embalmer Frederico 'Rico' Diaz on the HBO hit 'Six Feet Under,' has two movies opening in November. Rodriguez plays the best pal of a former Army ranger gone wrong in the gritty crime drama 'Harsh Times.' In 'Bobby,' about the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Rodriguez plays Jose, a compassionate busboy who came to the aid of the fallen senator. Both films are in theaters now. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Freddy Rodriguez has gone from undertaker to A-lister. The 31-year-old actor, who played embalmer Frederico "Rico" Diaz on the HBO hit "Six Feet Under," has two movies opening this month.

Hong Kong grabs top honors at Taipei movie awards (Reuters)

Hong Kong grabs top honors at Taipei movie awards (Reuters)
   Reuters - A Hong Kong movie took top honors on Saturday at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, the most coveted Chinese-language film prize in Chinese cinema.

Indonesian censors ban Aceh film from festival (Reuters)

Indonesian censors ban Aceh film from festival (Reuters)
   Reuters - Indonesia has banned a documentary on the once volatile Aceh province from being screened at an international film festival on the grounds that it could disturb security, the festival's organizers said.

The Movie Blog Films 4 Food Fest

The Movie Blog Films 4 Food Fest
   Hey there guys, John here with an announcement I'm pretty damn excited about. As some of you may remember, yesterday I mentioned the idea to you guy about a mini one day movie watching event (I can't really call it a film festival), with all The Movie Blog and Audio Edition guys including a "live" studio audience recording of The Audio Edition to raise money for local Food Services in January...

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