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New york (Reuters) - Pop singer Youssou N'Dour's 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott by some Muslim fans, but in a new documentary about the album, 'Egypt,' he says the music has encouraged a deeper appreciation for Islam.

An appreciation by Globe film writer Liam Lacey. King's place in film history rests on two films that pushed the limits of privacy, Lacey writes

As Chris Landreth says of some animated films: 'The characters look realistic, but something’s not quite right, and people get creeped out by that.' He's trying to avoid that in The Spine - a task made more difficult by the characters' grotesqe deformities.

Oscar winner's film The Spine examines relationships between men and women, through a somewhat eccentric lens

MUMBAI, June 16: A Bollywood director said Tuesday he wants to make a film based on alleged racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, despite an unofficial boycott of the country by his movie colleagues. 'I have a script in my mind and ...

QFest and Pet Projects Entertainment are pleased to announce that Changing Spots will be screening at the upcoming Philadelphia QFest. From the filmmakers who brought you the 2003 film festival hit The M.O. of M.I. and Bad Vibes (2004) comes the new lesbian drama that will be joining the line up of over 100 GLBT films in Philly. Changing Spots will be screening July 17th at 9:15 and July 18th at noon; both screenings will be held at the Ritz East 2 Cinema in Old City.

Bachelor party film The Hangover has achieved the biggest comedy opening of the year in the UK. The Warner Bros movie, which has topped the US box office charts for two weeks, earned an impressive £3.19 million in its first weekend on release to debut in the UK's number one spot.

New versions of Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski classics from Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes company hit the dust after bloggers express their ireIt looks like a salutary lesson for Hollywood producers in the Twitter era: never underestimate the power of the fans.As ideas for new movies go, attempting remakes of classic horror films of the calibre of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby might be said to be just asking for trouble. Now it seems that even a powerbroker of the stature of Michael Bay, the film-maker behind the likes of Pearl Harbor and the Transformers movies, has had his dreams squashed by internet ire.Cinematical's Horror Squad blog yesterday posted an interview with Brad Fuller and Andrew Form of production company Platinum Dunes, which is part-owned by Bay. The firm, which specialises in remakes of slasher favourites, had announced new big-screen versions of both films; but neither now looks likely to reach cinemas, and the wrath of onlin

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A BOLLYWOOD director said today he wants to make a film based on alleged racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, despite an unofficial boycott of the country by his movie colleagues. 'I have a script in my mind and hopefully by the end of the ...