Oscar-winning story of their homeland captivates Ugandans
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KAMPALA , Uganda -- She was 11 time zones away from Hollywood, but movie buff Marion E. Busingye could not wait to see whether "The Last King of Scotland" -- a rare and terrifying look at Uganda's bloody political history -- would win an Oscar.
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From correspondents in London, England, 11:01 AM IST Helen Mirren won the Bafta award for best actress in the title role of 'The Queen', while Forest Whitaker was named best actor for his portrayal of Ugandan ...Comment
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A film about Chinese orphans of AIDS victims won an Oscar for best documentary short film, which a prominent AIDS activist in China said showed people still cared.
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âBellaâ is a movie that wears its bleeding heart on its sleeve and loves its characters to distraction.
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There's strong Oscar buzz for his film, Elizabeth.
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An Australian movie about life before Europeans arrived triumphs at the country's top awards.
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Oscar winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson win awards from a US civil rights group.
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The films have been shortlisted for the prestigious awards.
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An Oscar-nominated film is to be released in India seven years after it created huge controversy in the country.
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"Machuca," which is Chile's submission to this year's Academy Awards, is both sweet and stringent, attuned to the wonders of childhood as well as its cruelty and terror.
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Beautifully shot in a sandy, remote corner of northern Brazil, this lovely film tells the story of three generations of women.
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Africa may be seen by the rest of the  world as a continent dogged by war and poverty, but Africans  themselves are fiercely proud of their homeland, a survey  conducted by British broadcaster the BBC showed on Monday.
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TORONTO  - Continuing to tell stories   of conflict between indigenous people and white intruders,   Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce goes to 1980s South Africa   for a feature that is less ruminative than "The Quiet American"   and "Rabbit-Proof Fence," and more likely to connect, if on a   modest scale, with American audiences.
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Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri  Menzel's film "I Served the King of England" takes the viewer  on a journey through the gilded hotels, restaurants, brothels,  rubble and remote forests of 20th century central Europe.
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Deepa Mehta's Water loses out to The Lives of Others in the best foreign film category at the Oscars.
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For Anthony Lake, "Hotel Rwanda," a look back at genocide that occurred during his term as national security adviser, is not just another movie.
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Oscar-nominated actor Forest Whitaker is in Uganda on Saturday for the local premiere of "The Last King of Scotland" in which he portrays brutal dictator Idi Amin, who seized power in the African nation in 1971 and was responsible for the disappearance of more than 500,000 people.