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Reuters: 9/11 documentary director wants truth to prevail

The director of a new documentary on September 11 fears that two upcoming Hollywood dramatizations of the World Trade Center attacks may eclipse her project. "I hope the truth does not get lost amongst the fiction," Linda Ellman, a former NBC News producer, who made her film directorial debut with "On Native Soil," told Reuters. Ellman's goal with [the film], airing next month on cable channel Court TV, was to stay true to the 9/11 Commission Report -- the government's account of the suicide hijackings that killed about 3,000 people -- and present an historically accurate version of events as they unfolded, almost in real time. Sue Zeidler re...

H'Wood Reporter: Sayles has ear for '50s music drama

John Sayles will direct "Honeydripper," a period musical drama starring Danny Glover, blues guitarist Keb' Mo', R&B icon Ruth Brown and Gary Clark Jr., a Texas blues guitarist. Set in 1950s Alabama, Sayles' original script centers on Tyrone (Glover), owner of the Honeydripper juke joint. When busine...

Six Musicians Named for 2006 Sundance Institute Composers Lab

The Sundance Institute announced its six musicians selected for the 9th annual Sundance Institute Composers Lab, which runs from July 25 until August 10 in Sundance, Utah. This year's Lab Fellows include: Terry Dame, Viktor Krauss, Jessica Lurie, Craig Richey, Hahn Rowe and Martin St-Pierre. During this two-week intensive lab, the group will participate in workshops and creative exercises under the guidance of leading film composers and film music professionals. At the Labs, the Composers Lab participants also collaborate with filmmakers from the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program as well as the Sundance Documentary Program to explor...

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Jerusalem Film Festival Pushes Ahead Despite War

On July 6, as the 23rd edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival commenced, the Israeli military was destroying Gaza's infrastructure to avenge the kidnapping of a soldier by Hamas militants -- Soldiers are sacred in Israel, not to mention the blow to the national ego. By the time the fest ended on Jul...

David Bowie on His Influences, Fonzie, and Obsessive Love