Topic: The Birth of a Nation
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Jack Shea, director of 'The Jeffersons' and president of the DGA, dies
Jack Shea dies: The three-time president of the Directors' Guild of America, who directed 'The Jeffersons' and hundreds of other episodes of American television, has died.
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Jack Shea dies, leaves legacy of TV directing and Catholic values
Jack Shea dies: A TV sitcom director, Jack Shea and his wife were co-founders of Catholics In Media Associates. Shea promoted racial diversity, and directed 'The Jeffersons,' 'Silver Spoons,' and other TV shows.
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Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' is entertaining, but the same old schtick
'Django' shows Tarantino has perfected his game, but will the director ever move beyond his usual fare?
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Backchannels Behind the anti-Muhammad movie – a new pastor Terry Jones?
There is no online profile for 'Sam Bacile,' who has told reporters he's an Israeli who wrote and produced the movie that sparked protests in Libya and Egypt. But there is information about one of his collaborators, Steve Klein, who has ties to evangelical militia groups.
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World's newest country: Can South Sudan limit internal strife?
As the Republic of South Sudan prepares to declare independence Saturday, internal ethnic and political divisions threaten the nation's long-term viability.
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From 'Glory' to 'Gone With the Wind,' fascination with Civil War endures
The Civil War, which began 150 years ago Tuesday, has long been a potent theme in film – highlighted by the release of a new Civil War film by Robert Redford Friday.
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'Machete' has immigration subtheme. How will it play in Arizona?
'Machete,' which opened in theaters this weekend, is full of R-rated violence and goof-ball characters. But immigration – a hot political topic – is a subtheme to this end-of-summer flick.
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American Lightning
A riveting look at the 1910 bombing of the offices of the anti-union, anti-socialist L.A. Times.
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Review: 'Moving Midway'
Godfrey Cheshire's family history, and that of the South, takes center stage in this documentary about moving an ancestral plantation to a quieter location.
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