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Scientology: Scary or Sacred

Tom Alderman | Posted 04.14.2013 | Books
Read More: The Commodore, Scientology, Paul Haggis, John Travolta, Time Magazine, Oliver Stone, Lawrence Wright, Cbs-Tv, The Cult Awareness Network, Random House, Morton Sellers, L. Ron Hubbard, Quentin Hubbard, Murder, Religion, Preston & Child, The Cabinet of Curiosities, Nbc-Tv, Nicole Kidman, Cults, Kirstie Alley, Going Clear, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Audiobook, Books News
Tom Alderman

This is certainly not the first exposé of Scientology -- although it might qualify as the most abundant. Time magazine, CBS-TV, and NBC-TV are among the many who've taken on this most controversial of religions since its beginnings in the mid-1950s.

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Erika Christensen Defends Scientology

Posted 01.17.2013 | Celebrity
Read More: Erika Christensen Defends Scientology, Video, Paul Haggis Scientology, Paul Haggis, Celebrity Scientologists, Celebrity-Scientology, Celebrity Scientology, Tom Cruise Scientology, Erika Christensen, Erika Christensen Scientology, Celebrities, Celebrity News

Scientology is making headlines again with the release of Lawrence Wright's new book "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief," ...

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Scientology Bends Rules For Tom Cruise By Letting Him See Suri

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Marcus | Posted 01.17.2013 | Celebrity
Read More: Church of Scientology, Scientology Bends Rules Tom Cruise, Scientology Disconnection Policy, Paul Haggis, Katie Holmes, Scientology Disconnection, Disconnection, Paul Haggis Disconnection, Tom Cruise Katie Holmes Divorce Scientology, Video, Celebrity Scientology, Tom-Cruise, Tom Cruise, Church of Scientology Rules, Tom Cruise Scientology, Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise Katie Holmes Divorce, Celebrity News

Just weeks ago came reports that Tom Cruise hadn't seen his 6-year-old daughter, Suri, in over a month, prompting Cruise's lawyer to assure the public...

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Scientology's Power In Hollywood Is Waning, Says Former Church Official

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Marcus | Posted 01.17.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Scientology Real Estate Los Angeles, Scientology, Tom Cruise Vanity Fair, Paul Haggis, Scientology Power Hollywood, Political Hollywood, Scientology Hollywood Power Waning, David Miscavige, Scientology Hollywood, Video, The Master, Celebrity Scientology, Marty Rathbun, Tom Cruise, Hollywood Buzz, Entertainment News

For decades, the Church of Scientology has held powerful sway in Hollywood, but the release and success of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" has som...

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Paul Haggis Says Scientology Is Bullying Nazanin Boniadi

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Marcus | Posted 01.17.2013 | Celebrity
Read More: Church of Scientology, Nazanin Boniadi, Scientology, Video, Celebrity Scientology, Paul Haggis, Tom-Cruise, Vanity Fair Scientology Tom Cruise, Scientology Bullying Nazanin Bonidi, Tom Cruise, Celebrities, Celebrity News

The Church of Scientology and reps for Tom Cruise have denied nearly all of Vanity Fair's claims that, in 2004, the church held auditions of sorts to ...

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"Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture"

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.07.2012 | Books
Read More: Honeymoon With Harry, Paul Haggis, Bradley Cooper, Self Publishing, Jonathan Demme, Writing a Novel, Bart Baker, Screenwriting, Books News
Robert J. Elisberg

This is a tale of perseverance and taking control of one's life. It's a look behind those so-glamorous curtains of Hollywood and New York book publishing, where the real world is totally different from how rosy it looks out front.

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Film on Haitian Art: In the Eye of the Spiral

Jim Luce | Posted 06.26.2012 | Impact
Read More: Thought Leader, Eve Blouin, Film, Paul Haggis, Haitian Art, In the Eye of the Spiral, Blu Putnam, Robert Beevers, Mario Benjamin, Raynald Leconte, Haiti, Global Citizen, Stanford Luce, Isabel Hegner, Jim Luce, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Dans L?Oeil De La Spirale, Frantz Zephirin, Rachel Nadjarian, Annie Lennox, Port-Au-Prince, International University Center Haiti, Art, International Development, Ram, Franketienne, Kaiama Glover, Oloffson Hotel, Haitian Cultural Foundation, Hcf, Vodou Rock Band, Impact News
Jim Luce

We believe that the art of this nation can be the catalyst to begin a positive and expanding spiral for the people of Haiti. I believe in Haiti. I deeply admire its people and have great respect for its artists and intellectuals.

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Paul Haggis Takes On Paris

Posted 01.06.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Paris Movie, Paul Haggis, Dawn Kuisma, Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco Paris, Paul Haggis Crash, Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Bobby Moresco Crash, Canadian Movie Paris, Paul Haggis Paris, Paris, Entertainment News

Haggis is heading to Canada! Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco may forever live in the shadow of 2005's Oscar-winning "Crash," but the writers are tak...

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American Society in Crisis: Non-Hostile Deaths Are Overtaking Veterans

Cilla McCain | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics
Read More: Murder, Veterans PTSD, Afghanistan, Veterans Day, Pat Tillman, Suicide, Noncombat, Nonhostile Deaths, Ptsd, Iraq, Military Families, Veterans, Congress, United States Senate, Josh Brolin, Paul Haggis, Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Hunter Glass, Video, Politics News
Cilla McCain

We finally have the Veteran's Administration admitting that America is losing a veteran to suicide (also classified as non-hostile death) every 80 minutes. This is indeed a public health crisis of limitless repercussions that stretch far beyond the deceased.

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Drug Lords Be Gone! Project Paz Hosts Private Screening of Terrifying Film

Cator Sparks | Posted 10.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Ciudad Juárez, Paul Haggis, Dios De Gracias, Leopoldo Gout, Project Paz, Impact News
Cator Sparks

Project Paz is a stellar non-profit organization created by a group of New Yorkers who want to raise money to support projects to better the lives of the people who live in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

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HuffPost Interview: Fred Cavaye Goes Hollywood

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.08.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Marshall Fine, Fred Cavaye Interview, Paul Haggis, The Next Three Days, Anything for Her, Russell Crowe, Fred Cavaye, Point Blank, Hollywood, Movies, Interview, Marshall Fine Interview, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

"Here I am, a French filmmaker, whose work is influenced by American films. And I'm being approached to remake my French film by a Hollywood studio. It really brings things full circle."

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Chris Matthews Interviews Paul Haggis on Nantucket

Linda Flanagan | Posted 09.04.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Flags of Our Fathers, Church of Scientology, Chris Mathews, Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby, Casino Royale, Paul Haggis, Nantucket Film Festival, Crash, Screenwriting, James Bond, Entertainment News
Linda Flanagan

In director and screenwriter Paul Haggis' interview last week with Chris Matthews at the Nantucket Film Festival, Matthews and the reverential crowd got along famously with the star.

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PHOTOS: Star-Studded Oscar Week Parties

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Slidepollajax, Interview Magazine, Paul Haggis, La Around Town, Oscar Week Parties, Oscar Week, Oscar Parties, Vanity Fair, Academy Awards, Los Angeles News

Oscar week is in full swing in Los Angeles, and celebrities hit the red carpet for three big industry events on Tuesday, Februrary 22. In the early ev...

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Scientology Under FBI Investigation For Work Done For Tom Cruise: Report

Posted 01.17.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Scientology, Scientology Human Trafficking Fbi, Celebrity Scientology, The New Yorker, Paul Haggis Scientology, Paul Haggis, Fbi, Tom Cruise, Scientology FBI Investigation, Tom Cruise Scientology, Human Trafficking, Entertainment News

According to a report in The New Yorker, the Church of Scientology is under investigation for human trafficking and using free labor -- in part, to se...

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Josh Brolin: Scientology 'Really F**king Bizarre'

Posted 01.17.2013 | Entertainment
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There are many celebrity adherents to Scientology -- Josh Brolin isn't one of them. In a long feature about 'Crash' director and screenwriter Paul ...

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Paul Haggis Shares His Battle With Scientology

New Yorker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Church of Scientology, Lawrence Wright, Scientology, Paul Haggis, Paul Haggis Scientology, Lawrence Wright Scientology, New Yorker Scientology, Paul Haggis Church of Scientology, Religion News

On August 19, 2009, Tommy Davis, the chief spokesperson for the Church of Scientology International, received a letter from the film director and scre...

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Movie Review: The Next Three Days

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Don Quixote, Liam Neeson, Paul Haggis, The Next Three Days, Russell Crowe, Brian Dennehy, Pittsburgh, The Next Three Days Movie Review, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Movie Reviews, Daniel Stern, Elizabeth Banks, Trudy Styler, In the Valley of Elah, Crash, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Paul Haggis is fascinated with choices and dilemmas. He builds movies out of the idea that none of us know how we'll react when put in a stressful, da...

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Samira Nanda

WATCH: Russell Crowe Shows His Softer Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Samira Nanda | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Paul Haggis, Twitter, The Next Three Days, Crash, Russell Crowe, Entertainment News

He may be known for his incredible acting chops and a hot temper, but Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe shows he also has a softer side. The actor l...

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The Unspoken Solution to America's Problems: The Voter's Guide for November 2

Richard Greene | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Paul Haggis, 2010, Third World America, Big Oil, 2010 Elections, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Global Warming, American Economy, Marshall Herskovitz, Jason Mraz, Felicity Huffman, Ed Begley, Tate Donovan, Michelle Rodriguez, Brenda Strong, Maroon 5, Richard Belzer, Noah Wyle, Jason Alexander, Rosanna Arquette, Melissa Fitzgerald, Rosario Dawson, James Cromwell, Deidre Hall, Richard Schiff, Valerie Harper, Peter Coyote, Elections 2010, Electric Cars, Green News
Richard Greene

If everyone who wanted America to become clean energy independent by the end of this decade went to the polls on November 2 and voted for candidates that would make this happen, it would happen.

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Literary Glamour: Playboy and the House of Waris Welcome Their Fabulous Friends to Celebrate Their New Salon

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Yigal Azrouel, Jimmy Jellinek, Playboy, The Boom Boom Room, Paul Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Madame Bovary, House of Waris, Gerard Butler, Nate Lowman, Jay McInerney, Paz De La Huerta, Brooke Geahan, New York News
Melissa Berkelhammer

Gerard Butler joined the festivities at a hush-hush after party at the Boom Boom Room, which lasted well into the night. Need any more convincing that this was the place to be Wednesday evening?

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Tribeca Festival Interview: Feature Film Meskada

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Nick Stahl, Tribeca Film Festival, Paul Haggis, Leslie Hassler, Cynthia Ellis, Grace Gummer, Jonathan Tucker, Norman Reedus, Kellan Lutz, Meskada, New York News
Cynthia Ellis

Writer and Director Josh Sternfeld, along with a truly remarkable cast, returns to the Tribeca Film Festival with the premiere of his new film, Meskada.

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We Are The World, "Nou Se Mond La"

Nick Demas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Cine Institute, Paul Haggis, Haiti Earthquake, We Are the World, Doug Liman, Jacmel, Impact News
Nick Demas

The chorus of "We Are The World," of course, is instantly recognizable to anyone over 30, and now too by all Haitians, as it has been translated into the Creole "Nou Se Mond La."

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Rebuilding Haiti, Starting Today

Maria Bello | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Haiti Survivors, Maria Bello, Haiti Reconstruction, Paul Haggis, Haiti Amputations, Help Haiti, Haiti, Haiti Medical Aid, Haiti Earthquake, St. Damien's Hospital, Haiti Aid, Haiti School, Artists for Peace and Justice, Impact News
Maria Bello

It was quiet at first, like one mother's mournful prayer in Creole for a lost child. And then her voice was joined by another and another and another, until the song they were singing turned into a choir of grieving voices.

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On the Ground in Port-au-Prince

Maria Bello | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Maria Bello Help Haiti, Help Haiti, Artists for Peace and Justice Haiti, Rick Frechette, Haiti, Maria Bello Haiti, Jp Haiti Relief Organization, Haiti Earthquake, Artists for Peace and Justice, Haiti Aid, St Damiens, Paul Haggis, Maria Bello, Port Au Prince, Port-Au-Prince, Maria Bello Sean Penn Haiti, Impact News
Maria Bello

The Haitian people whom I have come to know over the last year are a strong, compassionate, resilient bunch who mourn with the same passion they live by.

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Paul Haggis Renounces Scientology In Blistering Letter, Leaves The Church

AP | By JAKE COYLE | Posted 01.17.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Church of Scientology, Scientology, Celebrity Scientology, Paul Haggis, Paul Haggis Scientology, Entertainment News

NEW YORK -- "Crash" director Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology, in part because of what he alleged as the organization's...

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