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Tyler Perry's Open Letter To Penn State Victim
One day in the year 2026 there will be a entire week during which Tyler Perry will NOT be mentioned on Shadow and Act. We're constantly getting comments from readers on why we do. Simple. The fact is that as long as he makes news we have to cover it, so here is this week's first item.
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R.I.P. 'Women In Love' & 'Tommy' Director Ken Russell (1927-2011)
Sad news to start off the post-Thanksgiving week, with reports emerging this morning that Ken Russell, the Oscar-nominated director of "Women In Love," "Tommy," and "Altered States," among many others, and one of the true mavericks of British cinema, has passed at the a...
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Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" On Becoming An Animation Powerhouse
Variety gives Kenyan animators in Kenya some shine...
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Watch "Kinyarwanda" CNN Profile + Links To Opening Weekend Release Theaters
AFFRM's second release, will make its theatrical debut on 9 screens in 7 cities. Opening weekend release cities and links to theaters below; CNN profile underneath.
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A "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" Thanksgiving Weekend At The Box Office; "Tower Heist" Fizzles; "The Help" Still In The Top 20
Despite all the wonderful buzz around The Muppets, it couldn't trump the box office behemoth that is the Twilight saga, which stayed on top on the charts this week, taking in another $42 million (in its second week), bringing its cume to a whopping $221+ million. Throw in the $152+ million ...
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Breaking Dawn Gobbles Thanksgiving Holiday Box Office, Muppets Leads Family Film Glut, Hugo Stumbles
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend offered a rich groaning board for mainstream and specialty audiences alike as more films pushed into the award season fray. Holdover "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part One" and new Disney musical "The Muppets" dominated the weekend, while &q...
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Weekend Box Office: It's A 'Twilight' Thanksgiving While 'The Muppets' Wins The Family Film Battle Royale
It's Thankgiving, which means people spend time and money to go see their loved ones, only to get away from them as fast as possible. And always the first to escape from dull holiday festivities, it looks like teens (and Moms who should know better) kept flocking to see Edward and Bella fang ban...
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Occupy Cinema Perseveres; Sunday Night Shorts in Zuccotti Park
If Occupy Wall Street has suffered physical setbacks in the last week, several events surrounding the movement continue. On the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving weekend, and that unhappy vision of capitalist excess known as Black Friday, the collective known as Occupy Cinema is screening three...
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'The Dark Knight Rises' Prologue Confirmed For December 21st; Plus New Pics From The Film
In all the excitement last week over Empire's debut of two new looks at Batman and Bane on the cover of their latest issue, a small morsel of important info from "The Dark Knight Rises" seemed to be overlooked. Just as they did in the run up for "The Dark Knight," Christopher...
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Nigerian Colonel/Politician Chukwuemeka Ojukwu Is Dead; Watch A Doc On The 60s Secessionist Rebellion He Led
Reported earlier this morning... breakaway Republic of Biafra leader Chukwuemeka Ojukwu died in a London hospital after a stroke. The Nigerian colonel and politician served as the leader of the seccessionist Biafra republic from 1967 to 1970 - a move that was at the center of the Nigerian Civil...
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