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The extravagantly talented director Carlos Reygadas's immersion in the exotic world of "Silent Light" feels so deep and true that it seems like an act of faith.

Lawyers for exiled film director Roman Polanski are asking that a judge outside of Los Angeles be assigned to decide a motion to dismiss a 30-year-old sex case, claiming prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.

Having missed his bus, a 6-year-old Virginia boy tried to drive to school in his family's sedan and crashed.

International News: Producer founded co. 25 years ago -- Veteran producer Raymond Wong Pak-Ming has resigned as chairman of Mandarin Entertainment, the Hong Kong film distribution and production shingle he founded some 25 years ago.The announcement, made in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, is effective immediately. The filing states that Wong resigned 'due to the restructuring of the board.' Peggy Lai Pik Chi (second ref: Lai) has assumed chairmanship of the company. Last month Wong slashed his personal shareholding in Mandarin, cutting his stake from 19% to 10.5% (Variety, Dec 30, 2008.) The shares were sold to two apparently unrelated Chinese businessmen Lu Zi Ding (second ref: Lu) and Mai Xu Ming (second ref: Mai). Wong remains an executive director of the company. Mandarin Film's recent production 'Ip Man,' on which Wong personally served as producer, has done serious business at the local box office, grossing $2.8 million in three weeks of release in Hong Kong.

ET has obtained footage of John Travolta's private plane landing at an adjacent airstrip by his Florida home. The plane, a Twin-Jet Gulfstream 2, arrived Tuesday to the Travolta family's estate, an aviation community in Ocala, FL. An avid flyer, the Hollywood star has a runway that leads directly to his home where he can park his personal aircraft. Sources told ET that John, wife Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu flew out of the Bahamas Monday night after receiving an urn with the ashes of 16-year-old Jett Travolta. Jett died last Friday of a "seizure disorder," according to Bahamian officials.

"Homeland Security USA," an ABC reality series about the men and women who police our borders, is more homage than reportage.

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ET has obtained footage of John Travolta's private plane landing at an adjacent airstrip by his Florida home. The plane, a Twin-Jet Gulfstream 2, arrived Tuesday to the Travolta family's estate, an aviation community in Ocala, FL. An avid flyer, the Hollywood star has a runway that leads directly to his home where he can park his personal aircraft. Sources told ET that John, wife Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu flew out of the Bahamas Monday night after receiving an urn with the ashes of 16-year-old Jett Travolta. Jett died last Friday of a "seizure disorder," according to Bahamian officials.

Will Ferrell, the man who invented 'strategery' and other Bushisms, is taking his spoofs of the 43rd president to Broadway and HBO.

Superheroes Batman, Iron Man and Hellboy are mixing it up with Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and an ancient mummy for the visual-effects ...