Monica Bellucci
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Talented, persistent individuals from around the world are telling their stories in films that span an array of interests and issues -- and you can see the results at the Athena Film Festival.

Comedy-drama; Rated R for language throughout, sexual content and some drug use; available on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download

Backdoor pilots are standalone episodes of regular television that introduces new characters in the hopes of spinning them off onto their own show. Gossip Girl attempted this with their 80s episode, The Nanny tried to make you care about the Chatterbox salon and One Day At A Time used their final episode to introduce Dwayne into a new setting.

The Interrupters The absence of this film in the longlist of nominees for the 2012 Best Documentary Oscar, along with Senna and Herzog's Into The Abyss, is being held as a sign of just how wrong the Academy can get things; if you've seen the other two you'll get some idea of the high regard this is held in to be mentioned alongside them. Directed by Steve James, maker of landmark doc Hoop Dreams ...

Despite the second series boasting a ?12 million budget, behind-the-scenes Downton Abbey has enforced some cost saving tactics.

Actress Mila Kunis is the new celebrity spokesmodel for Dior. Contributor: James Schlarmann Published: Jan 13, 2012

For film festival aficionados, January is often defined as Sundance month, with the first two weeks of the year dominated by speculation about potential Park City breakouts. However, New Yorkers either uninterested or unable to attend Sundance this year have a fresh alternative to the industry-fueled buzz machine, right in town -- at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. First Look is a 14 ...

This will go into a few spoilers, so if you haven?t seen The Sorcerer?s Apprentice, just stick with Fantasia. The Sorcerer?s Apprentice is a far cry from Goethe?s poem or the Disney short with Mickey Mouse, both of which appeared to tell a tale about meddling in power that one does not understand.

Recommended In 10 Words or Less Reality is sometimes a nightmare Reviewer's Bias* Loves: David Strathairn Likes: Rachel Weisz, thrillers Dislikes: Much of Europe's mindset Hates: Diplomatic immunity The Movie It's somewhat ironic that I sat down to write this review on the day that Penn State football legend Joe Paterno died. His involvement is a sex-abuse scandal boiled down to one thing in the ...