British slavery drama set for U.S. release
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NEW YORK  - Michael Apted's slave-trade   drama "Amazing Grace" has lined up a U.S. distribution deal on   the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, where it   will make its world premiere in the closing-night slot.
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It is called "Promised Land," but Israeli director Amos Gitai's highly realistic new film depicts Eastern Europeans' brutal journey into sex slavery.
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The four-hour HBO miniseries focuses on the British ruler's affairs of the heart.
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The story of an enslaved African royal who became a key figure in the abolitionist movement has remained largely obscure. But a new documentary has rediscovered it
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The UN is leading a day of global events to mark the abolition of slavery and to highlight continuing abuses.
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LOS ANGELES  - British filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott returns to theaters on Friday with "American Gangster," a crime saga about a Harlem-based heroin smuggler (Denzel Washington) being pursued by a dogged detective (Russell Crowe).
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American students often get the impression from history classes that the British got here first, settling Jamestown, Va., in 1607. They hear about how white Northerners freed the black slaves, how Asians came in the mid-1800s to build Western railroads.
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After long years of development and some tricky Hollywood dealmaking, a movie version of the best-selling novel "Memoirs of a Geisha" is headed into production.
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NEW YORK  - Paramount Vantage is closing in on domestic rights to "Mary Queen of Scots," starring Scarlett Johansson as the ill-fated 16th century monarch. Terms are still being finalized.
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Infamous adult film Deep Throat is set for release in the US to coincide with a documentary about the risque movie.
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The last Britons held at the US jail for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay are expected to return home within hours, finally bringing to an end a saga that has badly strained usually close Anglo-US relations.
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The United States has agreed to release  three British residents held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp  and send them back to Britain, Foreign Secretary David Miliband  confirmed on Thursday.
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Two key roles in the sixth Harry Potter film go up for grabs, with open casting sessions due to be held in London.
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For the next 16 months, a ship bearing the name Amistad once again will sail the Atlantic, tracing a 19th-century route of the slave trade.
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The musical will open in London later this year.
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By David Crumm, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 18--Hundreds of churches across Michigan are joining forces today with moviemakers and social activists around the world to build political momentum for a campaign to end the ancient practice of slavery.
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A UK version of hit US crime drama Law and Order is to be made, according to a report.