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The wildlife footage is astounding in DisneyNature's new documentary "Chimpanzee. " Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall is on board as both spokeswoman for and beneficiary of the film, and a portion of opening-week ticket sales will be donated to her research. In general, the more young people who see the film, the more who will be made aware of a fascinating, complicated near-relative whose numbers are dwindling rapidly. Does all this mean "Chimpanzee" has to be so Disneyfied?

A dramatic trailer surfaced Tuesday for Ben Affleck 's latest directorial project, "Argo," set to be released in October. The film, which also stars Affleck, is about Tony Mendez , the real-life CIA guy who helped Americans escape from Tehran in 1979 by convincing the Iranian government that the group was a Canadian film crew… . Sharon author Chuck Hogan , who wrote the book on which Affleck's "The Town" was based, has signed on...

BEIJING -- A British film crew says it has found the last American defector still living in North Korea, an Army private who crossed over to the Stalinist state in 1962 and says he is glad he did. Private James Dresnok lives in the capital, Pyongyang, and he says he likes his "simple life," said filmmaker Nicholas Bonner, who met him there in May and plans to make a documentary about him. The US military said Dresnok, from Richmond, left...

The wildlife footage is astounding in DisneyNature's new documentary "Chimpanzee. " Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall is on board as both spokeswoman for and beneficiary of the film, and a portion of opening-week ticket sales will be donated to her research. In general, the more young people who see the film, the more who will be made aware of a fascinating, complicated near-relative whose numbers are dwindling rapidly. Does all this mean "Chimpanzee" has to be so Disneyfied?

The wildlife footage is astounding in DisneyNature's new documentary "Chimpanzee. " Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall is on board as both spokeswoman for and beneficiary of the film, and a portion of opening-week ticket sales will be donated to her research. In general, the more young people who see the film, the more who will be made aware of a fascinating, complicated near-relative whose numbers are dwindling rapidly. Does all this mean "Chimpanzee" has to be so Disneyfied?

A dramatic trailer surfaced Tuesday for Ben Affleck 's latest directorial project, "Argo," set to be released in October. The film, which also stars Affleck, is about Tony Mendez , the real-life CIA guy who helped Americans escape from Tehran in 1979 by convincing the Iranian government that the group was a Canadian film crew… . Sharon author Chuck Hogan , who wrote the book on which Affleck's "The Town" was based, has signed on...

Greenwich town officials are asking an ABC television show to hit the road early after filming in the town. Town officials told the Greenwich Time ( http://bit.ly/qUQu3J) the hidden camera show "What Would You Do?" was disruptive and they asked the film crew to choose another location for filming. The show sets up morally difficult situations and secretly films people's reactions. Town officials say having the show set up in front of stores has a negative impact on business in the town.

"Mortified," the stage show that features people reading from old, embarrassing childhood diaries in front of a crowd - and which now has a television show on the Sundance channel that has celebrities showing off their mortifying mementos - was in Boston over the weekend to film a live "Mortified" performance for the upcoming documentary "Mortified Nation. " The film crew, including "Mortified" creator David Nadelberg, stopped by Rustic Kitchen at the soon-to-be-launched Revere hotel (formerly the Radisson)

Ben Affleck's latest directorial project, "Argo," has a release date. The movie - which also stars Affleck as a real-life CIA guy who helped get Americans out of Tehran in 1979 by convincing the Iranian government that the group was a Canadian film crew - will come out Oct. 12. Wayland actress Taylor Schilling, who appears in this weekend's release "The Lucky One," will play Affleck's wife. Could be verse "I have a lot of teen angst on paper. Now I just kind of make up songs for my girls.

The Seth MacFarlane -directed movie “Ted’’ took over the Hatch Shell over the weekend to stage a Norah Jones concert that will be used in the film. Norah was cheered on by thousands of extras who played the audience. Meanwhile, hundreds of fans gathered along the Esplanade to watch the Saturday and Sunday night shoot. The film’s star, Mark Wahlberg , took the stage during the filming to sing a song - “All Time High,’’ the theme from “Octopussy’’ - and was booed (at MacFarlane’s direction)

The wildlife footage is astounding in DisneyNature's new documentary "Chimpanzee. " Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall is on board as both spokeswoman for and beneficiary of the film, and a portion of opening-week ticket sales will be donated to her research. In general, the more young people who see the film, the more who will be made aware of a fascinating, complicated near-relative whose numbers are dwindling rapidly. Does all this mean "Chimpanzee" has to be so Disneyfied?

Ben Affleck's latest directorial project, "Argo," has a release date. The movie - which also stars Affleck as a real-life CIA guy who helped get Americans out of Tehran in 1979 by convincing the Iranian government that the group was a Canadian film crew - will come out Oct. 12. Wayland actress Taylor Schilling, who appears in this weekend's release "The Lucky One," will play Affleck's wife. Could be verse "I have a lot of teen angst on paper. Now I just kind of make up songs for my girls.

"Mortified," the stage show that features people reading from old, embarrassing childhood diaries in front of a crowd - and which now has a television show on the Sundance channel that has celebrities showing off their mortifying mementos - was in Boston over the weekend to film a live "Mortified" performance for the upcoming documentary "Mortified Nation. " The film crew, including "Mortified" creator David Nadelberg, stopped by Rustic Kitchen at the soon-to-be-launched Revere hotel (formerly the Radisson)

Paris Hilton 's ex-boyfriend was fined $585 yesterday and ordered to stay out of trouble as he settled drug charges stemming from a Las Vegas Strip traffic stop with the celebrity socialite last year. Cy Waits , 35, was sentenced after pleading no contest to misdemeanor driving under the influence of drugs. Waits was arrested Aug. 27, 2010, after a police officer reported a "vapor trail" of marijuana smoke wafting from his black Cadillac Escalade. Hilton, 30, a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested after police said a bag containing 0.8 gram of cocaine fell from her purse.

Greenwich town officials are asking an ABC television show to hit the road early after filming in the town. Town officials told the Greenwich Time ( http://bit.ly/qUQu3J) the hidden camera show "What Would You Do?" was disruptive and they asked the film crew to choose another location for filming. The show sets up morally difficult situations and secretly films people's reactions. Town officials say having the show set up in front of stores has a negative impact on business in the town.

The Seth MacFarlane -directed movie “Ted’’ took over the Hatch Shell over the weekend to stage a Norah Jones concert that will be used in the film. Norah was cheered on by thousands of extras who played the audience. Meanwhile, hundreds of fans gathered along the Esplanade to watch the Saturday and Sunday night shoot. The film’s star, Mark Wahlberg , took the stage during the filming to sing a song - “All Time High,’’ the theme from “Octopussy’’ - and was booed (at MacFarlane’s direction)

MIAMI -- Neal Fredericks, the cinematographer of the low-budget but successful horror film "The Blair Witch Project," was killed in a plane crash last Saturday while filming a movie over the Dry Tortugas, his agent said. Mr. Fredericks, 35, was dragged down by the wreckage of a single-engine Cessna, as the pilot and three other members of his film crew escaped and were rescued, the Coast Guard said. A team of divers from the US Army Special Forces recovered the body inside the submerged plane Sunday, a day after the crash about 70 miles west of Key West, Fla. Mr. Fredericks, who...

Paris Hilton 's ex-boyfriend was fined $585 yesterday and ordered to stay out of trouble as he settled drug charges stemming from a Las Vegas Strip traffic stop with the celebrity socialite last year. Cy Waits , 35, was sentenced after pleading no contest to misdemeanor driving under the influence of drugs. Waits was arrested Aug. 27, 2010, after a police officer reported a "vapor trail" of marijuana smoke wafting from his black Cadillac Escalade. Hilton, 30, a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested after police said a bag containing 0.8 gram of cocaine fell from her purse.

By Matt Byrne, Town Correspondent Watch out, Somerville motorists, "Ted" is coming, and it could make driving in Davis Square tomorrow a bear. Crews for the feature film, starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, about a boy's Teddy bear that he wishes to life, is expected to shoot outside the Somerville Theater, closing roads and likely snarling traffic. Beginning at 7 p.m. Holland Street between Winter Street and Dover Street will be closed, the city said. The crew will also close Dover Street, Meacham Road, and the Day Street parking lot all day to accommodate...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Angelina Jolie has questioned Bosnia’s decision to withdraw her film permit, saying yesterday that it was based on false rumors that her movie will be a love story about a Bosniak woman and a Serb man who raped her during the country’s war. But the actress, and two members of her film crew in Sarajevo, declined to say what the plot of her directorial debut will be, and that could make it difficult to allay...