Politics invade the cinema
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The popularity of political films may signal a change in the way Americans choose to be informed.
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Howard Barkerâs 1981 political drama about a dissident cartoonist provides more questions than answers about the challenges facing truly free speech.
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The latest movies to spark political controversy are two animated family films, 'The Incredibles,' and 'Polar Express.'
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Two movies about the Iraq war and its  impact on Americans back home are among 22 competition entries  at the Venice Film Festival this year, lending political weight  to a cinema showcase laden with Hollywood productions.
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Hollywood is licking its wounds  after an election that saw voters not only reject the candidate  it anointed -- Democrat John Kerry -- but repudiate the values  that the liberal stronghold cherishes.
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Many stage a walkout during the film screenings.
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A new arts festival tries to show why political theater doesn't have to taste like medicine.
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A new film festival promises plenty of election-year intrigue, from allegations of political deceit leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks to explanations of the "real reasons" America went to war in Iraq.
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Ram Gopal Varma discusses bizarre cinema and his Daud failings.
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Oscar-winner Charlize Theron has  shown a range of talent acting in thrillers and in movies on  social issues but her latest film about the Iraq war reveals  another side to the actress -- her political awareness.
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As Californians, and most Americans, grow accustomed to seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the role of governor, it turns out that selling politics is not that different from selling movies.
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By MONTGOMERIE, TIM  Most elections produce a defining campaign event. In 1979 it was Margaret Thatcher's enlistment of Saatchi & Saatchi and the 'Labour Isn't Working' posters. In 1987 it was the party political broadcast that became known as 'Kinnock The Movie'.
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The thriller, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, stumbles as it attempts to make political points.
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The world's most populist film festival blasts off with a sexy drama from Ang Lee
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Arts & entertainment: In Latin America, populist movements are rising up against western intervention. John Pilger explains why only the cinema was big enough to tell their story.
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"Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry," set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, stakes out new territory at the crossroads of politics and cinema.
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A secret film of a top Polish official  apparently trying to entice an opposition MP to join the ruling party sparks a row.