In “Catch a Fire,” Derek Luke plays the real-life hero Patrick Chamusso. Here are some basic facts about his life and politics. Patrick Chamusso was born into a rural Mozambique family in 1950. His father was a migrant laborer who worked over the border in South Africa as a miner, and as such was only allowed home once or twice a year (for Easter and/or Christmas) and was only minimally compensated. From an early age, Patrick knew that he would have to go out and make a living for himself.

Scrupulously researched and vividly illustrated, “The U.S. Vs. John Lennon” illuminates a little-known chapter of modern history, when a president and his administration used the machinery of government to wage a covert war against the world‚Äôs most popular musician. Exploring an era roiled by many of the same issues confronting us today, this docu renders a tale that speaks powerfully to our own unsettled times.

August 28, 2006–“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest” scored its eighth straight weekend victory at the foreign box office with $17.8 million, elevating its international cumulative to $554.7 million, thus surpassing the US returns. The worldwide take to $962.3 million. The sequel is within a few days of passing “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone” (at $976.5 million) as the third highest worldwide grosser of all time.

Fiction Vs. Facts–What Samuel Jackson actually says in the film is: “I want these mother fuckin' snakes off this mother-fuckin' plane!” Or: “Enough is enough! I've had it with these mother-fuckin' snakes on this mother-fuckin's plane!

As of 2006, "Gone With The Wind" is the top-grossing film of all time, based on inflation-adjusted figures, according to new research compiled by Ginca.