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Teen's throat slashed by kite string
11/15/09 The South Asian sport of kite-fighting -- featured in the book and movie "The Kite Runner" -- nearly cost a skateboarding Queens boy his life when a razor-sharp wire sliced his throat, according to a lawsuit. | New York Post - New York NY -
HBO takes on 'Ayatollah'
11/04/09 Exactly 30 years after militant students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and began a 444-day hostage crisis that affected U.S. and global politics, HBO Films made a deal to turn the incident into a film. | Variety -
The Devolution Of The Dependent
10/11/09 I know that everyone with a financial stake in indie film is darkening their diapers these days. | The Hot Blog - Movie City News -
Paramount shuts down N.Y. office
06/30/09 Paramount Pictures is shutting its Gotham literary office. | Variety -
A tale of two L.A. festivals
06/28/09 Hollywood might be the heart of English-language moviemaking, but when it comes to film festivals, the city lacks a major-league franchise. | The Hollywood Reporter -
L.A. festival taps artists
06/09/09 Film Independent has named "Kite Runner" author Khaled Hosseini and architect Thom Mayne as the artists-in-residence for its Los Angeles Film Festival running June 18-28. | Variety