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The Cascade Festival of African Films at Portland Community College is celebrating its 20th year by bringing acclaimed Ethiopian film director Haile Gerima to Portland...


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Morgan Freeman Stars as Nelson Mandela in Inspirational Historical Saga


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In 2004, Morgan Spurlock exposed the fast food industry by eating only at McDonald's for a month while his doctor monitored the disastrous toll that junk diet was taking on his beleaguered body. Now, Spurlock has stepped behind the camera to produce "What Would Jesus Buy?" a documentary which questions the degree to which America has commercialized Christmas.


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Jefferson High School's 9th Annual Multicultural Film Fest continues on Dec. 8 with the thought provoking film "What Would Jesus Buy?"


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti seems an unlikely subject for the star of a Broadway musical. He was a most scrappy fella, internationally famed Nigerian musician and combative political activist. Tony-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones has shaped a stirring production around Kuti's outsize personality and key events from his rebellious, unconventional life ...


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What is it about the holiday season and heartwarming tales revolving around an orphan who's miraculously saved by some selfless act of charity? This year's contribution to the tried-and-true genre is "The Blind Side," a real-life story based on Michael Lewis' best seller of the same name.


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PBS Documentary Extols Virtues of Philanthropy


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Disappointing Da Vinci Code Sequel Due on DVD

 


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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast