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Tom Hanks talks about possible JFK project on HBO
By CHRIS VOGNAR and MICHAEL GRANBERRY

Published Jun 24, 2011 4:47 PM

Tom Hanks is always on the lookout for new projects to make through his production company, Playtone. Now Dallas is on the list of his possible destinations.

Vincent Bugliosi, the author of Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a 1,612-page tome that debunks conspiracy theories…

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — “Country Strong” is now in wide release after a couple of weeks in select theatres. After seeing the film, it came to mind that “Country Strong” is like a country song.
In the film, Gwyneth Paltrow plays a country music superstar fresh out of rehab. But she’s still kind of a mess, and Paltrow plays those moments the best, when the character’s fragile, angry, scared, confused and sad. ..
…Without giving anything away, I didn’t like the ending and I bet you won’t either. I just didn’t think it was the choice that made the most sense.

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Musharraf’s assets: ‘Farmhouse in the capital, Rs80 million in coffers’

RAWALPINDI:  The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) prosecutors informed an anti-terrorism court that former president Pervez Musharraf, who was declared a proclaimed offender in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, owns a farmhouse in the federal capital and has over Rs80 million in various bank accounts. The court had ordered confiscation of his movable and immovable assets, but the agency has yet to gather details…. http://tribune.com.pk/story/206474/musharrafs-assets-farmhouse-in-the-capital-rs80-million-in-coffers/

Pakistan: A fantasy land for documentarians

There has been a notable increase in young Pakistani’s, as well as international documentarians, who are making films on how lives of ordinary people have been changed by the current political situation.

However, this does not require a lavish budget and many film-makers have managed to make excellent documentaries while facing severe budget constraints.

One such example is Without Shepherds, which was shot in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination as violent attacks resonated throughout Pakistan and pressure escalated from the West. The movie very simply takes the audience through the reality of six people’s lives, from the streets of Karachi to the border of Afghanistan and highlights the misunderstood side of Pakistan.

Director Cary McClelland feels that documentary films travel a rockier road to find funding than fiction films, since they offer less return on investment; Without Shepherds had to establish a website for donations. According to McClelland, “Pakistan as a subject has certainly been an asset rather than an obstacle. We’ve found a wide base of support amongst Americans keen to see a change in our approach to foreign policy questions, strong backing from Pakistani expats eager to build a bridge between their homeland and the rest of the world, as well as significant interest from distributors who see more and more potential for the film as Pakistan has become more prominent in the headlines.” However, the finan-cial challenges “took twice as much work to get the same level of support.”…..

http://tribune.com.pk/story/206081/pakistan-a-fantasy-land-for-documentarians/