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Two Western Photojournalists Killed in Libya

MISRATA, Libya -- Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them were wounded. British-born Tim Hetherington, co-director of the documentary...

Misrata Residents Describe Nonstop Shelling

MISRATA, Libya -- Inside the besieged city of Misrata, spent rockets protrude from the pavement of a parking lot, unarmed teenagers prepare plastic crates of Molotov cocktails, and fighters at roadblocks sit inside empty shipping containers outfitted with furniture, carpets and generator-powered TVs and watch Al-Jazeera...

Did Journalist Find 'THE Nails' Used to Crucify Jesus?

JERUSALEM -- Controversial journalist Simcha Jacobovici says he may have found the nails that were used to crucify Jesus more than 2,000 years ago. He chronicled his Indiana Jones-type search in a new documentary called "The Nails of the Cross," which was screened today at a news conference in Jerusalem and will be...

Triangular UFOs: Close Encounters With Unidentified Dorito-Shaped Objects

In recent years, there have been a lot of UFO sightings. We know that. But a question I've wondered about for a long time is this: What's up with all the triangle-shaped UFOs? From the U.S. to Belgium, France, Australia and even a reported flying "Dorito" in the U.K., these aerial triangles seem to enjoy our friendly...

With Documentary, Eva Longoria Advocates for Child Laborers

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Eva Longoria says she wants to be the voice of thousands of silent children working in deplorable conditions around the world. The "Desperate Housewives" star is the executive producer for "Harvest," a documentary that follows three migrant boys as they work 14-hour days in U.S. fields along the...

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06/01/12 Michael Giltz: DVDs: Scorsese Stumbles, Cruise Soars... Source: The Huffington Post - Culture Playing catch-up with some of the best (and most disappointing) releases from the past month, so strap in.
06/01/12 'The Intouchables' Directors: Racist Criticisms 'So... Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment Already a massive success in its native France, where it became the second-highest grossing French film of all-time, The Intouchables is finally making its way across the Atlantic.
06/01/12 'Untouchables' Cast: Where Are They Now? Source: Inside Movies In 1986, the little-known Costner was far from the first choice to play Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables," but the role ended up making the 32-year-old a star.
06/01/12 Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: Snow White and the... Source: The Huffington Post - Culture Earlier this year, the film Mirror Mirror took a stab at retelling the Snow White fairy tale.

Background on documentaries

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record.

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