Quoted: The 11th Hour has interviews with over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the state of the world and the state of humanity. The film will be released in 2007.

Quoted: FYI/Film Your Issue is an unprecedented, ambitious outreach to young Americans to engage them in the public dialogue about pressing issues of importance, locally or nationally.

We want to know what young people think, we want to empower the next generation of leaders to understand how their single voices can influence the public debate, and — as hoakey as it sounds — to understand the power of democracy — where every voice counts.

Hoorah!

Quoted: US OK! magazine reports exclusively that a studio source has confirmed that the long-postponed project is closer to becoming a reality after "substantial negotiations have ...

Less emotional and political than the US vs John Lennon, and the film making isn't as good either. Still, an important documentary to see, and I'm glad they won the Grammy's for Album of the year.

Quoted: A documentary on the Dixie Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.

Not surprisingly, I cried like a baby throughout the movie.

Quoted: A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.

Quoted: Set against the backdrop of overwhelming economic strife, a couple fights to save their relationship. While Melée (Aissa Maiga) and Chaka (Djénéba Koné) are struggling to keep the peace in their marriage, their neighbors are holding a mock trial in the town courtyard to hold the IMF and the World Bank accountable for creating such hardship in Africa.

/me moved

Quoted: It will feature celebrities, upbeat cultural commentary, and an amazing display of commercials and history from the last century, including the ground-breaking work of Bill Bernbach (VW), David Ogilvy (Hathaway), Jay Chiat and many others. But this is not a historical documentary or a tribute, and it's not an analysis of the perils of consumerism and thought-control. It is a film about creative rebellion, and how all-powerful art springs forth from deeply personal, psychological sources and the need for change… even in advertising.

I just read the behind story about the inception and development of Mamma Mia and it's a true rags to riches story. The woman who wrote this was on welfare until her 30s (like JK Rowling) but believed so strongly that she had to write a play for the Abba songs that she kept hanging on and working on until it came to life.

Quoted: Bizarre Fact No. 1: The ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide since it opened in 1999.

Bizarre Fact No. 2: Tom Hanks is expected to executive pr

Sean Pen's speech on receiving the 2006 Christopher Reeve First Amendment Award: