At the top of the heap was "Mormon," which has taken Broadway by storm this season. It captured nine awards, including best musical, for its offensive yet good-natured look at two missionaries who arrive in Uganda and get way more than they bargained for, including gun-toting warlords

Clint Eastwood, Sidney Poitier, Helen Mirren, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Robbins and Forest Whitaker were among the stars who feted Freeman during a ceremony Thursday at Sony Studios, former home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer, Super 8, Agrarian Utopia, Bride Flight, Just Like Us, Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?, Reversion, The Trip, Trollhunter, Viva Riva!

Since 9/11, Muslims have basically become the N-words of the new millennium, being indiscriminately demonized in much the same way young African-Americans were universally vilified by the FBI during the rise of the Black Power Movement. And it this similar sort of predicament which is sensitively explored in Mooz-Lum, a coming-of-age flick by Qasim "Q" Basir.

Comedian Paul Mooney will be performing from June 15 to 18 at Portland's Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th Ave.
Tickets are available

Award-winning filmmaker, Keith Beauchamp found his calling while making his first documentary about Emmett Louis Till. Beauchamp has become a passionate advocate for survivors seeking justice for victims and has assisted the FBI by developing new leads for some of the still unsolved cases from this shameful troubled chapter in American history. Here, director/producer/host Beauchamp talks about The Injustice Fileswhich airs on the Investigation Discovery Network

The release of a prequel is normally a sign that a franchise is running out of steam. But that isn't the case with X-Men: First Class, a very worthy extension of the Marvel Comics franchise. This classic "origins" episode is devoted to the derivation of Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr's (Michael Fassbender) superpowers and to these archenemies' emergence as Professor X and Magneto, respectively.

Weekly Previews For Movies Opening June 3

For most of the year, Taproot Theatre's audience is not what you would call diverse. But at least according to new demographic reports, neither is Seattle.
The theatre is hoping to bring together a variety of people to experience the play "Brownie Points" and the accompanying "Neighbors & Strangers" – a discussion centered around the sometimes touchy subjects of race, identity, privilege and more.
"We were aware of these census reports and we thought that now is a good time to host this," said Taproot's Sonja Lowe.

It was clear from an early age that Shad "Bow Wow" Moss was destined for the spotlight. Last year, he starred in the hit motion picture "Lottery Ticket," and he also enjoyed a recurring role on the HBO hit series "Entourage." His impressive list of screen credits includes: "Hurricane Season" (2009), "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006), "Roll Bounce" (2005), "Johnson Family Vacation" (2004) and "Like Mike" (2002).
Here, Bow Wow talks about playing Byron in Madea's Big Happy Family