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'13 Families: Life After Columbine' Releasing on DVD; Remembering Van Sant's 'Elephant,' Moore's 'Bowling' & Ramsay's 'Kevin'

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The Columbine shootings continue to elicit interest among filmmakers and audiences. The documentary "13 Families: Life After Columbine" is releasing on DVD August 7, via Osiris Entertainment. For the first time, family members of the Columbine victims share their personal stories of the 1999 mass school shooting and its aftermath...

By Sophia Savage and Beth Hanna
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June 29, 2012 5:26 PM
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Best of the Week: Palm Springs Shortfest, Bologna & Moscow; Classics, Box Office, Reviews & Remembering Nora Ephron

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This week on TOH, we covered the Palm Springs International Shortfest, Il Cinema Ritrovata in Bologna and the Moscow Junket, looked at the intrepid box office for Pixar's "Brave," remembered beloved screenwriter, filmmaker and author Nora Ephron, reviewed this weekend's theatrical debuts and more...

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June 29, 2012 4:20 PM
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Zachary Quinto to Open Hollyshorts Film Festival with World Premiere of "PERIODS."

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Zachary Quinto and his Before the Door Pictures banner (the engine behind "Margin Call") will open the 8th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival with the world premiere of "PERIODS."

By Beth Hanna
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June 29, 2012 2:57 PM
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Academy Unveils Breathtaking Restoration of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'; Schoonmaker Talks Michael Powell & Scorsese

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The Academy unveiled its breathtaking restoration of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's epic masterpiece "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" on June 27. Seven-time Oscar nominated editor Thelma Schoonmaker, who was married to Powell from 1984 until his death in 1990, gave an eloquent introduction...

By Beth Hanna
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June 29, 2012 2:20 PM
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New Trailer for 'Total Recall' Lands; Colin Farrell Making A Comeback?

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Len Wiseman's "Total Recall" lands August 3 with Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale (Wiseman's wife and "Underworld" star), Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy and Bryan Cranston. When comparing the new trailer to the 1990 original with Arnold Schwarzenegger (here) the visuals are quite impressive.

By Sophia Savage
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June 29, 2012 1:52 PM
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Moscow Junket Diary Two: Unraveling the Russian Film Industry, from Putin and Mikhalkov to Threat of Censorship

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Trying to get a handle on the Russian film industry is like unwinding Winston Churchill's "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"; you never seem to figure it out. There's much money, and various power players, led by the president himself, Vladimir Putin.

By Anne Thompson
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June 29, 2012 1:08 PM
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Trailer Watch: UK Phenomenon 'The Inbetweeners' to Charm Americans with Pussay Patrol

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Check out the trailer for "The Inbetweeners," a 2011 UK box office smash being plugged as the "British answer to 'American Pie.'" So, it's British pie? Certainly a nice crashcourse in dirty slang from across the pond...

By Beth Hanna
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June 29, 2012 1:07 PM
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Trailer Watch: First Look at Oscar-Contender & Sundance Winner 'The Sessions' with Hawkes, Hunt & Macy

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The first trailer for Ben Lewin's nuanced and delicate drama, "The Sessions," has landed...

By Sophia Savage
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June 29, 2012 12:48 PM
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Fantastic Fest to Open with World Premiere of Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie'

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Austin's Fantastic Fest will host the world premiere of Tim Burton's playfully Goth return to stop-motion animation, "Frankenweenie." The film will open the week long festival on September 20, prior to its theatrical release on October 5...