Lance Armstrong was cleared of charges made against him for taking banned substances, but the saga continues.

Anyhow, cycling is a great sport and Lance is a great leader. If you are into cycling check out our relevant movie list here.

“Hell on Wheels” (2006) - $23.96
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With rebels in Iraq continuing to blow up everything they can, more and more soldiers and foreign correspondents are getting caught in the crossfire.

To learn more about the job these reporters do watch the film War Photographer which offers a look at the delicate balance required of journalists on the front lines.

© First Run Features Home Video

Other films on the Iraq war include Occupation: Dreamland, Turtles Can Fly and Gunner Palace. More films about the relations between war and media include No Man’s Land, Welcome to Sarajevo and Control Room.

Reporters risk their lives to give us a better perspective of the reality on the ground.

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Here are some movie highlights for the week starting today.

SUNDANCE Channel

1. Searching for the wrong-eyed Jesus
2. Funny Ha Ha
3. I am trying to break your heart
4. Bomb the system
5. How to draw a bunny
6. Manito
7. Mysterious Skin

IFC Channel

1. Confessions of a dangerous mind,
2. East is east
3. This is spinal tap
4. George Washington
5. Being John Malkovich
6. Va Savoir

TCM is playing From Here to Eternity, starting in 10 min(!) here on the East Coast.

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“Screened at more than 120 festivals worldwide, this totally fascinating and often hilarious doc follows tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and court president Beatrice Ntuba as they help women in their village fight cases of abuse. With fierce compassion, they dispense wisdom and wisecracks in fair measure. A cross between Judge Judy and The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, SISTERS IN LAW has audiences cheering when justice is served.”
– WMM.com ~

Watch this celebrated documentary already running in Chicago and starting over the course of the next 10 days in Madison, WI and San Jose, CA.

More films about: Africa, Women Studies, Courtroom

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1. Transamerica
2. The Devil’s Miner
3. Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey
4. Patton (Re-issue)
5. Compulsion (Re-issue)

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The 1991 classic Delicatessen was re-released in the US 3 weeks ago. We’ve received some requests from readers looking for the trailer of this movie. Since it’s a re-release, major trailer sites like apple and imdb don’t carry it and links to a “mov” file at miramax.com appear on many movie sites but don’t work.

We managed to find it on the director’s official site in France but the full trailer is having some trouble streaming from there. It’s worth looking at for the teasers though - Link: Delicatessen (jpjeunetlesite.online.fr)

You Tube has a full version. Choose widescreen view for better display quality - Link: Delicatessen trailer (you tube)

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With Cannes well under way we are now free to put it behind us and focus on what’s going on today. One film that’s making headlines and popping up on most east village sidewalks this week is Giuliani Time. Giuliani is an enticing subject matter for a film. A true product of how we perceive media and public relations over matter in all aspects of our political system. I hope to write more about it once I’ve seen the film.

It also continues a trend of documentaries about mayors, some of which are available here:

1. See How They Run
2. Street Fight

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Welcome to the Cannes Film Festival!

Feel free to look around:
Roger Ebert’s photos
“Cannes” tagged photos on Flickr
“Cannes” on Google images
“Cannes Red Carpet” on Google images
Winner & me

And to see something from this year that’s not related to the Vinci code, check out these pictures from the new Daft Punk film “Daft Punk’s Electroma” which is screening at Cannes 2006. (source: digg)

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