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Broomfield's Sarah Palin Expose You Betcha! Goes to Content Film, Toronto

Going on a quest for the "real" Sarah Palin sounds like setting out in pursuit of the Holy Grail—it's something that's guaranteed to be hard to find, if it exists at all. But Brit documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield tried to do just that in his drolly titled Sarah Palin: You Betcha!, which Content Film will release after its world premiere in September at the Toronto Film Festival. Content will have international rights for the film, while Cassian Elwes will release the film in the US.

By Jacob Combs
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August 3, 2011 9:22 AM
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Von Trier Talks Dogville Influence on Norway Massacre

Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier finds himself at the center of yet another controversy. This time his film Dogville appears to have partly inspired extremist Anders B. Breivik, who is accused of executing a killing spree that left 69 people dead in Norway, reports Hollywood Elsewhere, who quotes some of von Trier's comments in an interview with Nils Thoren of Denmark's Politiken:Breivik's Facebook page listed Dogville as his third favorite film right behind Gladiator and 300, and "even von Trier could easily discern the similarities between the carnage at Utoya and the film's ending," Thoren writes.

By Anne Thompson
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July 30, 2011 8:51 AM
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Don't Make Dan Savage Angry: A Warning to Rick Santorum

My politics line up with Dan Savage's. But I'm still relieved we share the same last name, just in case I ever get on his bad side:Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum from Dan Savage

By Sophia Savage
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July 28, 2011 6:00 AM
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The Wangover: Jon Stewart On Weiner, Clinton, Sexting: Kimmel asks Paris Hilton: "Hot or Huge?"

We've been studiously avoiding anything Weiner--but Jon Stewart on day five was too funny to not share. And here's Paris Hilton's take on Weiner pictures: Jimmy Kimmel asks her: Hot or Huge?

By Sophia Savage
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June 9, 2011 5:56 AM
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Earth Day Is April 22: Films, Festivals To Celebrate, Protect and Inspire

As earthquakes, tsunamis and tornadoes remind us of our fragile planet, here's a round-up of offerings to celebrate Earth Day on April 22.

By Sophia Savage
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April 19, 2011 6:42 AM
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President Obama's Re-Election Campaign Ad; Directors Who Could Do It Better

We all knew Obama would run for re-election. The real question is why use such a dull campaign video? Watch it below. Movieline suggests five Hollywood directors who would do a better job. Our favorite two are below.

By Sophia Savage
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April 5, 2011 6:58 AM
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Michael Moore Declares War on America's Uber-Class: "America is Not Broke"

Filmmaker/activist Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11, Capitalism: A Love Story) is on the war path against America's greed-is-good uber-rich. On Sunday he impulsively flew to join protesters in Madison, Wisconsin--and he is as angry as Inside Job Oscar-winner Charles Ferguson, who declared at the Academy Awards: "I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail. And that's wrong."

By Anne Thompson
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March 7, 2011 6:37 AM
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MPAA Names Christopher Dodd, ex-Senator from Connecticut, as Chairman and CEO

Hollywood's newest lobbyist in Washington, replacing Dan Glickman who in turn replaced the legendary late Jack Valenti, is new Motion Picture Association of America chairman Christopher J. Dodd. The five-term Democratic Liberal Senator from Connecticut had been in talks for some months; he takes over the reins on March 17. He has many ties to Hollywood leaders, from Sundance founder Robert Redford to SnagFilm CEO Rick Allen, who has known Dodd for 30 years.

By Anne Thompson
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March 1, 2011 7:02 AM
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Paul Haggis Talks Scientology to The New Yorker, ABC Videos Cruise

We've been waiting for Lawrence Wright's New Yorker Scientology expose ever since Canadian writer-director Paul Haggis (Crash) denied involvement in writing a tell-all book. That may not be necessary now that The New Yorker has published the 26-page story about the director and his many years spent in league with the religion. Lawrence has said: “I will expand on that material for the book. Both the article and the eventual book will explore the Haggis family’s experience inside the church and their decision to leave it. Haggis has been extremely helpful and candid, but he is certainly not a collaborator."