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Flashpoint 2005.2

Clooney's "Good Night" Set to Kick Off 43rd New York Film Festival

The 2005 New York Film Festival will kick off with the North American premiere of George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck," according to Richard Peña, chairman of the New York Film Festival selection committee. David Strathairn stars as CBS News' Edward R. Murrow and Clooney, who co-wrote...

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Despite Changes At Miramax, "Reel Paradise" Coming To Theaters Via Wellspring; Pierson Family Doc Al

Steve James' latest documentary "Reel Paradise," featuring indie guru John Pierson, his wife Janet, and their two children, will debut theatrically in New York later this month before expanding to theaters in Los Angeles and then other markets. Wellspring is opening the movie at the new IFC Center i...

Hot Highlights from June and July: Five Summer Festivals Yield Five Award-Winning Docs

Since the start of summer, there have been at least 16 sizeable film festivals held in the US, from Maui to Nantucket and points in between. Although the range of programming is as varied and unique as the cities that host these festivals, a few films always rise to the top, often receiving recognit...

Flashpoint 2005.1

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