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Artists chosen to develop new works include Akhtar, Greenidge, Karam, Loomer, Zacarías

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival continues to expand its ongoing commitment to the development and production of new work with five new commissions for the 'American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle.'


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Delightful Docudrama Recounts Shooting of Horror Classic 'Psycho'

It wasn't long after the Hollywood premiere of North by Northwest in July of 1959 that Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) was already searching for his next project, since he was at his most content making movies. After passing on all the scripts being pitched by Paramount, the master of suspense became curious about a recently-published novel inspired by the gruesome exploits of a Wisconsin serial killer (Michael Wincott).


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Civil Rights documentary recounts landmark Supreme Court decision on interracial marriage

Soon after Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving tied the knot in Washington, DC on June 2, 1958, they decided to move back to their tiny hometown of Central Point, Va., to settle down and start a family. The groom, a bricklayer by trade, even purchased a plot of land where he promised to build his bride a house.


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'Playing for Keeps,' 'The Art of Flight ,' 'Delhi Safari,' and more

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun        


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The filmmakers, director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, attended a special event at the CIA for the real-life Bin Laden hunters

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The new movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden didn't even have a title when controversy began swirling around how it was made.

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'Killing Them Softly,' 'Addicted to Fame ,' 'Dragon ,' and more

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun        


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'Life of Pi ,' 'Red Dawn,' 'The Central Park Five' and more

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun        


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Pastel seascape serves as exquisite backdrop for spiritual tale of survival

Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) was raised Hindu before converting to Catholicism and Islam all on his own. The spiritually-promiscuous, 16 year-old's parents reacted differently to the changes in the boy's unorthodox behavior which included going to church and praying facing east five times a day.


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Civil War docudrama revisits Great Emancipator's 'Team of Rivals'

While watching talking heads exchanging dialogue borrowed from "Team of Rivals" might delight history buffs, it's unfortunately likely to test the patience of kids without a 2½ hour attention span unless it involves action and special f/x.


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'Anna Karenina ,' 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 ,' 'Buffalo Girls,' and more

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