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Angelina Jolie Praises Invisible Children, Hates Joseph Kony, Films 'Maleficent' in June (Video)
Angelina Jolie tells The Telegraph that Invisible Children has "been a wonderful movement for a long time," and she supports their KONY 2012 video raising awareness in young people...
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Viola Davis to Play Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Maybe this could be the one to put Viola Davis up on the stage on Oscar night with a win in her column. Several reports state that Davis is circling to star in and produce a biopic on the trailblazing Texas Congresswoman -- Barbara Jordan. Jordan was a leader in the civil rights mo...
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Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Garry Trudeau
A big shout out to the funny guys on TV like John Stewart and Stephen Colbert -- who are standing up for women's rights during this absurd period where the right wing thinks its possible to push back the clock and take away our rights.
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Trailer Watch: President Obama's 'The Road We've Traveled' from Doc Director Davis Guggenheim
Obama-Biden 2012 has released a trailer for the 17-minute film "The Road We've Traveled," directed by Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth," "Waiting for Superman"), narrated by Tom Hanks...
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Watch Pitt & Clooney in Dustin Lance Black's '8'; Complete Play & Reviews
On March 3, Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theater was treated to a star-filled reading of Dustin Lance Black's play, "8," about the Federal District Court's trial to overturn Proposition 8. The benefit was presented by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact...
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Red Flag Picks Up Doc 'High Ground'; War Vets Summit the Himalayas with Blind Guide Weihenmayer
Michael Brown's "High Ground" has been picked up by Red Flag Releasing for North American distribution. The documentary follows eleven Irag and Afghanistan war vets and one Gold Star Mother during their summit to the 20,000 foot Mount Lobuche peak in the Himalayas, along with their gui...
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HBO Backs Mann & Frankham's 'Witness': Doc Series Follows War Combat Photographers
HBO has lined up a new doc series "Witness" from "Luck" filmmaker Michael Mann; he and David Frankham will produce. The series will follow young war combat photographers as they go into conflict zones throughout Mexico, Brazil, Uganda and Libya.
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Trailer Watch: Veep Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Bring it on. Series premiere on April 22.
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Amy Poehler's Message to Lawmakers
Could I love her anymore? Doubtful. If you haven't seen her segment from SNL that this came from, watch it here.
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HBO's 'Game Change' Debuts March 10; Look at 2008 Presidential Campaign Stars Moore, Harris & Harrelson
"Game Change" will debut on HBO March 10 at 9pm. The film, directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong (based on the bestselling book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann), stars Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Ed Harris as John McCain and Woody Harrelson as McCain's senior campaign strategist, ...
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