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'Green Zone': Bourne In Baghdad, Looking For WMDs

Bourne Identity director Paul Greengrass and leading man Matt Damon have re-teamed for Green Zone, a fictionalized account of the U.S. search for weapons of mass destruction in the first year of the Iraq occupation. Film critic David Edelstein reviews the political thriller.

The 'Green Zone,' Where Good Intel Is Hard To Find

Paul Greengrass' new Iraq War film takes a hard look at American hubris, but critic Ella Taylor says the propulsive thriller has something of a split personality — one part scathing critique, one part celebration of that old Hollywood standby, the Good American hero who saves the day.

From Korea, A Thriller Hitchcock Would Admire

In Mother, Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho turns in a taut mystery about a woman who takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in the effort to prove her son's innocence — and ends up uncovering much more than she bargained for.

Hell Hath No Fury Like A Screenwriter's Scorn

Turns out that the life of a Hollywood screenwriter is more about rejection and powerlessness than about actual writing — or so it would seem from Tales from the Script, a documentary that features 52 screenwriters talking about the trials and tribulations of writing for the silver screen.

New Music Emerges From Elkhart's Instrument Past

Dozens of band instrument makers used to be part of the local economy in Elkhart, Ind. But since the city was battered by the economy, only three major companies remain. One says it will manufacture instruments only in the U.S. — and it will hire new workers to grow the business and regain market share.

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