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   In Theaters This Week: Reviews of 'Les Miserables,' 'Django Unchained,' 'Promised Land' and More

   9:00 pm 12/24/2012

   • by Philiana Ng

   What THR's critics say about the movies opening this week. Read more

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   Damien Echols, of the West Memphis Three, on Death Row and the Shocks of Being Free

   6:07 am 12/17/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   After nearly two decades in prison, the man who was wrongly convicted of murdering three children speaks out about his trauma, his celebrity backers, a new documentary and looking to the future.Read more

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   Peter Jackson Targets Arkansas Politician With 'West Memphis Three' Screenings

   10:00 am 9/19/2012

   • by Gary Baum

   The doc quietly enters theaters where the case's prosecutor runs for Congress.Read more

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   Toronto 2012: 'West of Memphis' Damien Echols on Debt to Johnny Depp and Peter Jackson

   10:39 am 9/8/2012

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The Amy Berg doc subject praised the Hollywood actor and director for helping propel his fight for exoneration after he left an Arkansas prison cell last year. Read more

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   Midyear Awards Report: Sony Pictures Classics (Analysis)

   5:03 pm 8/5/2012

   • by Scott Feinberg

   Sony's art house division boasts a slew of indie, doc and foreign contenders, including two that were big hits at Cannes: "Amour" and "Rust & Bone."Read more

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6. THR's Sundance Film Festival Lounge at Village at the Lift (Video)

   1:24 PM PST 1/25/2012

   "The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson, Kate Bosworth, Emily Blunt, Elizabeth Olsen, Neil Young and more stopped by the THR lounge to chat about their latest projects and their stay in Park City. Read More

7. Damien Echols and Lorri Davis 'West of Memphis' Sundance 2012

   11:35 am 1/22/2012

   • by David Simpson

   Damien Echols and producer Lorri Davis share what it was like watching their emotional documentary about the failure of the justice system in Arkansas.Read more

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   Sundance 2012: Peter Jackson on 'West of Memphis,' New Evidence Points to Step-Father (Video)

   12:57 am 1/22/2012

   • by Sophie Schillaci

   The producer hits THR's Video Lounge in Park City with director Amy Berg to discuss their documentary, the DNA on one of the murdered boys' shoelaces that matches one of their step-father's, and the three witnesses who came forth.Read more

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9. Peter Jackson, Amy Berg 'West of Memphis' Sundance 2012

   11:52 pm 1/21/2012

   • by Sophie Schillaci

   The producer-director team pay a visit to the THR Video Lounge in Park City to discuss their highly emotional documentary, which premiered on Jan. 20 at the festival. Read more

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    Peter Jackson Cuts Sundance Short; Returns to New Zealand for 'Hobbit' (Video)

    6:24 pm 1/21/2012

    • by Sophie Schillaci

    The director and producer, in Park City for the world premiere of his "West of Memphis" documentary, tells THR what work remains to be done on his highly anticipated project.Read more

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