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June 10, 2007 · Renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese has attached his name to Golden Door, an Italian film that tells the story of a Sicilian family's journey to America. Scorcese discusses his interest in the project and how films have captured the immigrant experience.
June 11, 2007 · Ousmane Sembene was one of the most important writers of sub-Saharan Africa. He was also, arguably, its most important filmmaker. Sembene's novels and short stories gained international acclaim, but since many of his own people could not read, he started making movies.
June 11, 2007 · Author Joe Queenan talks about his op-ed in Sunday's Los Angeles Times, 'I can't handle the inconvenient truth.' Queenan says that even though documentaries are a vital part of the national debate, he's not really interested in watching them.
June 9, 2007 · A new biopic of the famed French singer Edith Piaf hits theaters. The film is named after one of Piaf's most famous songs, "La Vie en Rose."
June 9, 2007 · Horror films increasingly skip the supernatural shivers in favor of extended torture scenes; detractors say that with their gross-out excesses and unsettling mass appeal, these films are a kind of "torture porn." But they've never been bigger at the box office. Web Extra: See a Clip, Hear Extended Interviews
June 8, 2007 · George Clooney and the gang return to Vegas and to the casino caper for this third installment in Steven Soderbergh's hit franchise. David Edelstein has a review.
June 8, 2007 · Easygoing dialogue, a relaxed message: Wave-riding penguin mockumentary Surf's Up is PG-gentle, sweet, and laid-back like no kid flick you'll remember. Web Extra: Watch Clips
June 8, 2007 · In this installment of Summary Judgment, a roundup of movie critics' verdicts from the online magazine Slate, we'll hear about Hostel: Part II Ocean's Thirteen and Surf's Up.
June 8, 2007 · Ocean's Thirteen is the latest Steven Soderbergh-directed movie, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Clooney plays Danny Ocean, the mastermind behind a gang of thieves who steal from casinos. In this third installment of the franchise, their target is casino owner Willy Bank, played by Al Pacino. Web Extra: Watch Movie Clips
June 7, 2007 · On TV's Rescue Me, the comic, actor and writer Denis Leary plays a highly strung, highly macho fireman Tommy Gavin, who deals with raging fires and his own raging male ego. Season 4 starts next week on the FX network.
June 7, 2007 · When the 9-year-old daughter of The Boston Globe's film critic wanted to have a Katharine Hepburn birthday party — complete with a screening — he tried to talk her out of it. She won the argument.
June 1, 2007 · Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) is king of the dirty-minded-but-sweet relationship comedy, and the chemistry in his latest makes for a screwball movie with a pretty big heart. Web Extra: Watch Clips
June 2, 2007 · Veteran actor Paul Newman announced last week that he is retiring. Newman says that at 82, he can no longer perform like he used to. Weekend Edition entertainment commentator Elvis Mitchell talks with John Ydstie about some of his favorite Newman films.
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