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How the engine stopped working leaving 99 percent of us stranded

The documentary "Inequality For All," sets out to explain the huge gap between the rich and the  middle-class in America. Following former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he teaches a class on wealth inequality at U-Cal Berkeley, the film explains why the United States has become so unequal over the last 40 years. And it asks the million dollar question? What's wrong with inequality?

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The film recounts the women's effort to open the first ice cream shop in Rwandan history

One survivor, theater director Kiki Katese, determined to do something to alleviate the suffering, asked, "How do you rebuild a human being?" So, she founded Ingoma Nshya (meaning "new drum, new kingdom"), an all-female drumming troupe comprised of both Tutsis and Hutus, with admission being conditioned on checking ones tribal allegiance at the door.

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Unapologetically graphic in its depiction of the institution of slavery, the film contains nary a comic aside

Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) was a black man born free in upstate New York in 1808. A skilled carpenter and fiddler, he and his wife (Kelsey Scott) settled in Saratoga Springs where they were raising their children (Quvenzhane Wallis and Cameron Zeigler) when their American Dream turned into a nightmare.

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'12 Years a Slave,' 'Carrie ,' 'The Fifth Estate ,' and more

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'Captain Phillips,' 'Machete Kills ,' 'The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,' and more

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'Gravity ,' 'Runner, Runner ,' 'Linsanity ' and more

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Now 42 Pinkett is a happier person

Hindsight is 20/20, and at 42 Jada Pinkett-Smith has clarity on her past addictions. The actress and singer celebrated her 42nd birthday on September 18, and she reflected on Facebook the wisdom that age has brought.

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The two trailblazers walked out hand-in-hand to present the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Diahann Carroll and Kerry WashingtonThe 2013 Emmys had a few memorable pairs -- Tina Fey and Amy Poehler; comedy winners Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale -- but Diahann Carroll and Kerry Washington were history in the making.

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A compelling character study of the emotional toll exacted by a kidnapping on the psyche of the victims' loved ones

The Dovers travel to the home of Nancy (Viola Davis) and Franklin Birch (Terrence Howard), neighbors with a couple of kids around the same age as theirs. However, after sharing a satisfying Thanksgiving dinner, youngsters Anna and Joy (Kyla Drew Simmons) vanish without a trace while playing outside unsupervised.

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'Battle of the Year,' 'Prisoners ,' 'The Muslims Are Coming! ,' and more

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