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Kaye lights fuse then lets 'Fire' burn gray

Director Tony Kaye gained a reputation as a hothead back when he battled New Line Cinema over "American History X." Despite that, one should not necessarily expect a fiery polemic with his new abortion documentary "Lake of Fire," GREGG KILDAY writes. Read column

Zagat voters reward more discerning fare

Surveying moviegoers' likes and dislikes, the sixth edition of "Zagat Movie Guide" added 40 new titles to its 1,950 movies from across the full sweep of film history -- and judged tops among the new pictures was Oscar winner "The Lives of Others," GREGG KILDAY writes. Read column

'No End' helmer fires an op-ed video salvo

Recent documentaries have become the modern-day equivalent to 18th century pamphleteers; "No End in Sight" director Charles Ferguson has now taken the extra step of producing a
12-minute filmed reply to Paul Bremer's recent op-ed piece defending the decision to disband the Iraqi army. Read column

Tale of two summers: boxoffice, admissions

The summer of 2007 began with the blockbuster "Spider-Man 3" and it's now poised to officially be the biggest yet in terms of boxoffice dollars at about $4.3 billion. But factor out ticket inflation, and admissions tell a slightly different story, GREGG KILDAY writes. Read column

Legal fights uncovered in docu on skin's Flynt

In the new documentary "Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone," filmmaker Joan Brooker-Marks examines the man who began as someone who wanted "to be around pretty girls and publish a magazine" to a First Amendment crusader, GREGG KILDAY writes. Read column

Odd numbers up for 'Simpsons,' 'Bourne'

Hollywood was caught by surprise when a pair of recent openers -- "The Simpsons Movie" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" -- shot up to the $70 million mark. The massive openers, GREGG KILDAY writes, spoke to several factors. Read column

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