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'The Red Line D.C.' documentary contextualizes fading Metro graffiti
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The two-part documentary has wrapped production and is ready for screening just as Washington, D.C. has begun to scrub the graffiti that gave the project life.
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'Tailgating is one thing I cannot tolerate': David Lynch decries a driving sin
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In the 1997 film Lost Highway, one character warns about the sins of tailgating with a brutal message that viewers aren't likely to forget.
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What motivated Chevrolet's gorgeous mid-century films on America
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International Cold War tensions influenced how Americans talked about their creativity, fashion, and transportation in these video productions from General Motors half a century ago.
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Iconic VW bus rolls to life in a new documentary film
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Damon Ristau, director of the forthcoming documentary The Bus, shares his thoughts on the eccentricities, history, and wonder that have led a post-World War II utility vehicle into becoming an American icon that signifies freedom, hippies, and the open road.
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2011 Kennedy Center Honors recipients announced
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Singer Barbara Cook, singer/songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, and actress Meryl Streep will receive the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, the center announced today.
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Arch Campbell reviews 'The Debt' and 'Seven Days in Utopia'
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TBD's resident movie critic praises the "great storytelling" of The Debt, but finds Seven Days in Utopia to be "slow and talky and often just plain boring."
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‘Covert Affairs,' Piper Perabo filming USA show in D.C. again
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Piper Perabo has done it again, sneaking into the District this week to film the aptly titled USA Network show Covert Affairs, and without anyone noticing. The C-list star, still best known as the ingenue in Coyote Ugly, has been here since Tuesday and will wrap up the shoot on the Mall today — but not before Mayor Vince Gray swings by the set to schmooze.
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See giant close-ups of Ozzy Osbourne's face on local movie screens
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See the documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne in select local theaters next week.
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Arch Campbell reviews 'The Change Up' and 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
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The Change Up is all bathroom humor, and Apes has its moments.
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The Bicycle Film Festival hits D.C.! Here's what to expect
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The decade-old event will come to the District in early August and elevate the bike to the big screen. Check out the trailers for some of the movies on the way here.
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‘Covert Affairs,' USA Network series, films in D.C. today
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Covert Affairs, USA Networks' summer breakout hit last year, is filming in D.C. today. Starring Coyote Ugly's Piper Perabo and Ugly Betty's Christopher Gorham, filming will take place around the monuments and downtown today, according to the D.C. film office.
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'Beats, Rhymes & Life' finally comes to D.C. tomorrow
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Forget Harry Potter: Tomorrow the A Tribe Called Quest documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life opens in area theaters.
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Inside Metro graffiti: A Q&A with the director of 'The Red Line D.C. Project'
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First-time filmmaker Saaret Yoseph talks about what inspired her to tackle the street art along our transit lines.
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Candace Bushnell: 'Sex and the City' prequel may come to D.C.
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Sex and the City author talks D.C. fashion and a possible prequel in the District.
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Langley Punks/Travesty Films Retrospective: D.C.'s weird film history gets unearthed for a night
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'80s D.C. filmmakers get a night at AFI.
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Shortie Awards 2011: Student film's big day is Sunday
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Today is the big day for child and teenage filmmakers, as young artists will gather to be honored at the Shortie Awards.
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Relive every cloying moment of the movie 'Serendipity' at new restaurant
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Film Forward presents indie screenings around National Mall
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Ten independent filmmakers will share their films tonight around the National Mall.
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