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DVDs: Ron Howard Vs. Ron Howard

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

With Frost/Nixon opening today in select cities, Universal has found the right time to celebrate director Ron Howard by releasing The Ron Howard Spotlight Collection. Which four movies of Ron Howard's do you think are his best?

Henry Rollins: Uncut from South Africa

Henry Rollins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Henry Rollins

What I saw in my travels to Africa made me think differently about food, water, life, existence, America, pretty much everything.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Jericho Parms | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Jericho Parms

While founded by former slaves from the United States, under the premise of freedom, Liberia's history has been marked by chaos and unrest.

War Child, Story of a Sudanese Child Soldier Turned Hip Hop Star, is Horrifying, Humanizing, Edifying

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Tonya Plank

New indie documentary film War Child is a must-see. It tells the sad, courageous story of Emmanuel Jal, a young Sudanese man who was a child soldier during the Sudanese Civil War of the 80s, and became a successful Hip Hop artist.

Uncut from New Orleans

Henry Rollins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Henry Rollins

I wanted to remind people that while things are better in New Orleans than when parts of the city were submerged, there is still a long way to go to bring the city back to full strength.

We Are Not Plumbers, But We Know a Commander-in-Chief Who Can Fix What Bush Has Broken

Julie Bergman Sender | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Julie Bergman Sender

There are no more persuasive or moving voices we can listen to right now than the soldiers and families who have had and are currently experiencing, the pain, injury, loss, and aftermath of war first hand.

YouTube and the Election

Hugh Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Hugh Hamilton

I am mystified by people who regard the constitution with the same reverence as the bible. A society is a living, breathing thing and a constitutional statute intended to stop foreigners from taking over doesn't seem to be relevant now.

Trapped in Section 60: an Interview with the Directors of "Section 60: Arlington Nation Cemetery"

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Katie Halper

Matt O'Neill: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have become the background noise in this presidential election. No one is paying attention right now.

What's Special About Wall Street

Jonathan Neil Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jonathan Neil Schneider

With the election fast approaching and this issue still not getting the attention it warrants, I decided to screen Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington in its entirety for free.

The Lies Of "Hype": Exposing The Anti-Obama Movie's Deceptions

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
John K. Wilson

David Bossie and Citizens United, the far-right group behind the infamous racist "Willie Horton" ad that ran against Michael Dukakis, has made a movie on Obama. You can imagine the quality of the product.

Man on Wire: A Film to Experience

Asher Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Asher Goldstein

Man on Wire tells the story of Mr.Petit, a French street performer who in 1974 walked across a metal wire that was illegally mounted between the now fallen Twin Towers in lower Manhattan.

Bombs Over Baghdad

Juli Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Juli Weiner

The decision to give cameras to four Baghdadi teenagers is inspired; the boys document school and warfare with neutral equality, and it's thanks to this blind prioritizing that the film is able to capture the interiority of its subjects.

Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone

Joan Brooker-Marks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Joan Brooker-Marks

I interviewed Larry Flynt fifteen times over the course of 9 months, in two hours sessions. What I got from him was a little biography, a bit of outrageousness, and lots of politics.

ABC News Re-Learns How To Make Documentaries In Reality TV World With Return To "Hopkins"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

NEW YORK — In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had ...

TWISTED: A Balloonamentary -- A Whole Lot Of Balloons

Sara Taksler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Sara Taksler

When your movie is about eight people whose lives are transformed by balloon twisting conventions, you have to work a bit harder to convince adults that your film will be worth their time.

I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA Premieres Tonight

Patrick Waldo | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Patrick Waldo

As a long time vegetarian, animal rights supporter, and PETA member, I'm excited about the attention the documentary will bring to the organization's causes.

Documentarian Burns Could Tackle Vietnam War Next

Broadcasting & Cable | John Eggerton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Documentary producer Ken Burns told a National Press Club audience in Washington, D.C., Wednesday that he will never say never to war again, with a Vi...