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Autistic Children Take Over Movie House

Special new screenings give kids the freedom to enjoy movies without constraints.

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Killer Films Expands

Killer Films kick it up a notch with a deadly new production partner.

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Holy Lawsuit, Batman!

The world goes insane as superhero Batman faces off against Batman, the Turkish town.

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Kevin Costner Goes Country

The ladies' favorite tries something a little different as he segues from matinee idol to country crooner.

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John Cusack: Poet (Who Knew!)

John Cusack captures history with a quill and a few lines of verse. Ah, me!

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Brokeback and Disney's Broken Operatic Dreams

Two movie-related operas fall by the wayside – but it's not over till the fat lady sings

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National and regional film-related events of interest


Irish film, back on top after the success of Once, enjoys its time in the spotlight in Boston.


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Movies rock in the Rocky Mountains as the Denver Film Festival brings cinema to the Mile High City.


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Eccentric photographic double act Shimon and Lindemann look back at the history of the portrait on film in their show at the Milwaukee Art Museum.


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The work of Stanley Kubrick, one of the great cinematic visionaries of the 20th century, goes on show in retrospectives in Nashville and Omaha.


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The highly respected painter presents her unique take on celebrities on canvas, from Napoleon through to Eminem, at New York's New Museum.


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St Louis takes an active approach to understanding abstract expressionism.


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Chantal Akerman installation works function as both documentaries and stand-alone gallery works. The Miami Art Museum’s Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space puts many of these projects on display.


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For an exhibition at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, curator Jens Hoffman asked 22 international artists to contribute either new or existing work that represent their response to the book or some theme of the book to The Wizard of Oz.


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Flashback
A look back at this day in film history
<em>Ragtime</em> Starts Up
Ragtime Starts Up
November 20, 1981
Released on November 20, 1981, Milos Forman's Ragtime presented a sweeping picture of America at the beginning of the 20th century. While based on E.L. Doctorow’s sprawling novel, the film centers on the story of Coalhouse Walker Jr (Howard E....
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<em>Toy</em> R Us
Toy R Us
November 19, 1995
Every year or two, audiences can count on a well-crafted, richly imaginative family entertainment from Pixar Studios, but on November 19, 1995, betting on the company’s computer-animated films wasn’t such a sure thing. On that day, the...
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A Mädchen of Honor
A Mädchen of Honor
November 18, 1931
On 18 November 1931 in Berlin, audiences loudly applauded the premiere of Mädchen in Uniform, a film that would go on to ignite both controversy and a burgeoning lesbian cinema. Adapted from Christa Winsloe’s novel Das Mädchen Manuela,...
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James Bond vs. the Economic Hitmen

by Scott Macaulay | On November 17 @ 10:28 PM

  At his blog political scientist Juan Cole has a must-read piece for those who've seen the...

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Sundance Under Attack?

Sundance Under Attack?

by Peter Bowen | On November 11 @ 11:59 AM

In the days after California passed Prop 8, an initiative to push California to create an...

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Alphabetical Movie Favorites

by Nick Dawson | On November 07 @ 03:39 PM

The latest fun film blogging meme doing the rounds is the Alphabetical Favorites list, picking 26...

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The Film Community Speaks Out on President Obama

The Film Community Speaks Out on President Obama

by Nick Dawson | On November 05 @ 02:06 PM

With the exception of bloggers like Hollywood Elsewhere’s Jeffrey Wells and David Poland of...

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Joaquin Hangs It Up

by Nick Dawson | On November 04 @ 09:06 AM

Last week, Joaquin Phoenix – the star of Walk the Line, Gladiator and Focus Features’...

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