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Wednesday

Miramax Founders, Disney Part Ways

After more than a decade of turning out blockbusters like Pulp Fiction, Chicago and The Aviator, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the founders of Miramax, and Disney are going their separate ways. Disney had hoped the Weinsteins would stick to the low-budget/high-creativity formula that reaped large profits, while the brothers wanted to continue making big-budget films like the Civil War epic Cold Mountain.

Miramax Founders, Disney Part Ways

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Tuesday

Documentary Film's Oscar Win Draws Complaints

This year's winner in the Academy Awards' best documentary, short subject category is raising questions about qualifications. Mighty Times: The Children's March uses reenactments as well as archival footage to illustrate its story about the civil rights movement in Birmingham, Ala.

Documentary Film's Oscar Win Draws Complaints

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Review

Culture

Enigmatic Dad, Precocious Daughter: 'Jack and Rose'

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan says director Rebecca Miller's life with her famous father, the late playwright Arthur Miller, has given her a deft hand for the story she tells in her latest film. The Ballad of Jack and Rose centers on an enigmatic father, a precocious daughter and an island retreat.

Enigmatic Dad, Precocious Daughter: 'Jack and Rose'

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'Guess Who,' a Comic Take on a Classic Film

Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan tells Michele Norris about Guess Who, a comedy loosely based on 1967's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?. This time, instead of Sidney Poitier meeting his fiance's white parents, a black girl brings her white boyfriend home.

'Guess Who,' a Comic Take on a Classic Film

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Review

Culture

Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Miss Congeniality 2,' 'Guess Who,' 'D.E.B.S.'

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a round-up of what movie critics are saying about this weekend's major film releases -- Miss Congeniality 2, Guess Who and D.E.B.S.

Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Miss Congeniality 2,' 'Guess Who,' 'D.E.B.S.'

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Thursday

Media

British TV Crosses over the Pond

British import The Office rolls out on NBC Thursday night. American television has a history of shamelessly remaking British series. Sitcoms like All in the Family and Sanford and Son were huge hits in the 1970s, but in recent years the results have tended to fail. A look at why British productions haven't fared well in the U.S. and whether The Office will draw an audience.

British TV Crosses over the Pond

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Saturday

'Millions' Shows a Lighter Side of Director Boyle

Danny Boyle, a director known for taking on dark subjects in films such as Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, lightens up a bit with Millions. It's the story of a gym bag full of stolen money, found by two boys who try to put it to generous uses. Boyle discusses the film and his change in tone.

'Millions' Shows a Lighter Side of Director Boyle

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Friday

Review

Culture

'Best of Youth' Was Worth the Wait

Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan first saw Best of Youth, which was originally made for Italian television, two years ago at Cannes. He's been waiting to review the movie -- which intertwines one family's story with 40 years of post-war Italian history -- ever since. It was, he says, worth the wait.

'Best of Youth' Was Worth the Wait

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