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Slaughter Rule: Kevin MacDonald's "The Last King of Scotland"

Call me a typically history-ignorant American, but before watching "The Last King of Scotland" I didn't know that much about Idi Amin's reign of terror as Uganda's dictator during the 1970s. I don't pretend to be proud of such an oversight -- nevertheless, that lack of knowledge worked to this viewe...

The Top Ten So Far...

Each week, indieWIRE receives the final weekend numbers for specialty releases in theaters. This is our top ten for the three day weekend so far, with most numbers already in. The top ten is subject to change before the final chart is published tomorrow and the weekly box office column is written. W...

"Brothers of the Head" to Open Music-filled Raindance Fest

Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe's debut feature "Brothers of the Head" will have its London premiere at the 14th Raindance Film Festival, opening the event, which will screen 80 feature-length and 150 short films September 27 - October 8. Music will feature heavily in the festival's line up. "Brothers"...

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Julie Andrews to Receive SAG Honor

Julie Andrews will receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007. "Julie Andrews is a woman of great generosity, creativity, courage, elegance and wit. She embodies and transcends the memorable roles she has created," said SAG President Alan Rosenberg in a statement. "Julie has been a positive presence in my life and continues to inspire multiple generations. I believe it is exceptionally significant to be recognized by people who do the same work you do. Julie seems genuinely touched and thrilled to be receivin...

The 2006 New York Film Festival | Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette

Mel & Rudy at Fantastic Fest

LAT: A Single-Screen Gem Fades to Black

In the LA Times, a report from New York State and the closing of the Scarsdale Fine Arts Cinema after 34 years. Owner of numerous movie theaters, Meyer Ackerman screened "Cinema Paradiso" as the theater's final movie:Meyer Ackerman, who declined to give his age, insisted that he was not leaving the ...