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Filed under: Documentary, Distribution, HBO Films, Cinematical Indie, War I was just re-watching Eugene Jarecki's terrific documentary Why We Fight the other day and wondering, "man, how did this not win an Oscar?" Both its ineligibility and the strength of the 2006 feature documentary category aside, it's a really great visual essay on the problems of the U.S. military -- particularly the allowance for the military industrial complex to grow so large -- since the mid-20th century. If you've never seen it, you should. It'll bring you up to speed right up to the Iraq War (and feel free to make it an informative double feature by following it up with Charles Ferguson's No End in Sight). For his next feature, Jarecki is sticking to the subject of war, though he's going back and focusing on Vietnam, specifically the evacuation of U.S. troops from Saigon in 1975 (maybe it can parallel an exit from Iraq? huh? maybe?). He and screenwriter Jesse Wigutow (It Runs in the Family) are basing the doc, titled Irreparable Harm, on former CIA agent Frank Snepp's book "Irreparable Harm: A Firsthand Account of How One Agent Took on the CIA in an Epic Battle Over Free Speech," which details the author's struggle with the federal government after he published his Saigon evacuation document, "Decent Interval." Jarecki's film, which is being produced for HBO Films, will be more about Snepp than on the history, and hopefully that won't get him in trouble with the feds too. Also, here's hoping that Irreparable Harm at least makes Jarecki eligible to be nominated for the Oscar he deserves. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000) of OutKast takes you inside the new motion picture"Idlewild".

Filed under: Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews, HBO Films, Cinematical Indie An award-winning photographer, Lauren Greenfield's work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and her own books; her debut documentary, Thin, was an impressive and sensitive examination of eating disorders in America through the lives of women at an outpatient center recieving treatment for their problems. She's back at Sundance with her short Kids + Money, an examination of shopping and spending among L.A. teens. Greenfield spoke with Cinematical about finding her subjects, whether school uniforms help keep kid consumerism at bay, and her own high school years in Los Angeles. Greenfield thinks her mix of L.A. kids -- from striving lower-class ones to pampered and privileged ones -- all have something to say about the mindset of teen America: "Sometimes the stories that they tell seem shocking or seem extreme, but I really think they speak to the mainstream that young people are experiencing all over the country." This interview, like all of Cinematical's podcast offerings, is now available through iTunes; if you'd like, you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: Permalink | Email this | Comments

Author: odd365 Added: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:50:35 -0800 Duration: 181 WEST MEMPHIS BLOOD MONEY Know mater what lead we followed - they all lead back to the WM3 money train. The Devil's Knot Author Mara Leveritt, T-Shirt designer and WM3 fund contributor and Mark Byers talk the business of crime.

Know mater what lead we followed - they all lead back to the WM3 money train. The Devil's Knot Author Mara Leveritt, T-Shirt designer and WM3 fund contributor and Mark Byers talk the business of crime.

In this exclusive interview with Mark Byers, He tells us why he thinks Terry Hobbs is the real West Memphis Three killer. This video is part three of four videos covering The West Memphis Three Freedom rally.

Oscar Isaac, my guest today, co-stars with Paddy Considine in a riveting new HBO film, PU-239. Based upon a short story by Ken Kalfus, PU-239 tells the story of a devoted father and husband -- Paddy Considine -- in post- Soviet Russia who labors in a deteriorating nuclear plant. After being exposed to a deadly dose of radiation while trying to avert a plant disaster, he is made a scapegoat and suspended without pay. With just days to live and desperate to provide for his wife and young son, he impulsively steals a small amount of PU-239 -- weapons grade plutonium -- and heads to Moscow to attempt a quick sale. In Moscow, Considine’s character gets caught up with an inept, wannabe gangster -- played by Isaac -- to help him sell the dangerous goods on the black market. © 2007 by Bob Andelman. All rights reserved. DOWNLOAD THE MP3; LISTEN HERE. ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST ON iTUNES. Subscribe to Mr. Media's RSS Feed. Amazon.com Widgets Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com

Go behind the scenes of HBO's new film"Angel Rodriguez". Premieres Monday, October 30 on HBO.