In June 1944, even as the tide of war inexorably worsens, a new commander sets foot on Iwo Jima – Imperial Army Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (played by Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe), a figure still accorded respect on both sides of the Pacific as the Japanese commander who most challenged the American forces in the Pacific war.

Dec 1, 2006–While Kazakhstan tabloid Karavan voted “Borat” best picture of the year, the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy, which is breaking boxoffice records in the U.S., has been banned by censors in every Arab country except Lebanon.

?¢¬Ä¬úDreamgirls?¢¬Ä began life as a musical called ?¢¬Ä¬úBig Dreams,?¢¬Ä written by Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger. The show was workshopped for Joseph Papp at the Public Theatre, with Nell Carter singing the role of Effie White. When Carter left to take the lead in the hit sitcom ?¢¬Ä¬úGimme A Break,?¢¬Ä the project was shelved. Then premiering in 1981, ?¢¬Ä¬úDreamgirls?¢¬Ä ran on Broadway for nearly four years, with 1,521 performances.

East Germany’s secret police force, the Stasi, held power from 1950 to 1990. Established with Soviet help by German communists in the years directly following World War II, the Stasi was responsible for both political surveillance and espionage.

More people choose to end their lives at the Golden Gate Bridge than anywhere else in the world. The sheer number of deaths there is shocking but perhaps not altogether surprising. If one wants to commit suicide, that is, there is an eerie logic in selecting a means that is almost always fatal and a place that's magically, mysteriously beautiful–Eric Steel