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David L. Wolper, whose landmark 1977 miniseries Roots engrossed the nation with its saga of an American family descended from an African slave, has died. He was 82.

Louis Bélanger's Route 132, Bertrand Tavernier's Princess of Montpensier and Zhang Yimou's A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop are among the new cinematic offerings set to screen at the Montreal World Film Festival.

Director Edgar Wright and star Michael Cera talk about filming the eye-popping underdog story in Toronto.

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin is trying to raise $30,000 US to restore the costumes from Gone with the Wind for a 2014 exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of the award-winning film.

Synthetic Cinema International and MVD Visual report that the DVD release of Assault of the Sasquatch will be available in North America, October 19, 2010."...When a merciless bear poacher is caught and arrested deep in the woods of a state park, he and his truck are taken to a neglected precinct in the heart of a dying city. Unbeknownst to the authorities, the impounded truck holds a deadly cargo in the form of the legendary 'Sasquatch'. Now, stuck in an unfamiliar world, the creature will let nothing and no one stop it from coming face-to-face with the unscrupulous man who ruthlessly ripped it from its environment..."Main cast includes Kevin Shea, Greg Nutcher, Sarah Ahearn, Cristina Santiago, Jason Criscoulo, Andrea Saenz, Alex Exum, Cuyle Carvin and "Don & Murph".

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Some of the biggest names in contemporary jazz come together to play an amazing set that is both improvised and rehearsed. The Benedetto Players are jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno, who specializes in a bebop sound, the famously speedy Jack Wilkins, the neo-Swing master Howard Alden, plus Andy Mackenzie, Frank Vignola, Adrian Ingram, and Gerry Beaudoin.

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Trailer for Unstoppable

Trailer for Vengeance

New films from Bruce McDonald, Jacob Tierney and Denis Villeneuve are just a few of the homegrown offerings that will unspool at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.

Reese Witherspoon and Fox 2000 are mounting a biopic of the late great jazz singer, Peggy Lee.

Trailer for Catfish

Two years after director Tze Chun's short film "Windowbreaker" played at Sundance, this full-length feature based on the same film received praise at the festival in 2009. CHILDREN OF INVENTION begins with the eviction of Elaine Cheng (Cindy Cheung) and her two children (Michael Chen and Crystal Chiu) from their home, forcing them to squat in an unfinished apartment complex. Elaine attempts to support her family on a number of jobs, but her work at a pyramid scheme endangers her and leaves her children alone. Now Raymond must take care of his younger sister, Tina, with no idea when their mother will return.

Sam Rockwell stars in this indie comedy as an unsuccessful man who takes on a new job as the coach of a high school girls’ basketball team. Rob Corddry (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS), Emma Roberts (HOTEL FOR DOGS), and Shareeka Epps (HALF NELSON) co-star in this Sundance hit, while James C. Strouse (GRACE IS GONE) serves as director and screenwriter.

Introverted Sally Hurst has just moved in with her father Alex and his girlfriend Kim when she realizes that their sprawling estate holds its fair share of secrets. Ascending to the depths of the house, Sally gains access to a secret lower level that has lain undisturbed for nearly a century, when the original builder vanished without a trace. When Sally accidentally opens the gateway that kept the creatures locked up tight, she realizes that in order to prevent them from destroying her family is to convince her skeptical father than monsters really exist.

The JACKASS pranksters are at it again in this third outing presented for the first time in 3D -- an effect that will no doubt redefine the use of the in-your-face technology. Once again Jeff Tremaine returns to direct the MTV Films/Paramount Pictures production.

Zsa Zsa Gabor has developed an infection that will keep her in hospital indefinitely.