Jackie Earle Haley plays Walter Kovacs/Rorschach in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the cult graphic novel “Watchmen.”  Haley has the rare distinction of being a successful child actor who, after virtually disappearing from Hollywood for 15 years, made an almost unprecedented comeback in back-to-back feature films: Steven Zaillian's “All the King's Men” and Todd Field's controversial drama “Little Children.”

One of Germany’s foremost directors, Doris Dörrie has had over two decades a consistent output of award-winning, critical and box office hits since her first feature, the 1983 Straight Through the Heart, which was selected for the Venice and Tokyo International Film Festivals.  A year later, she directed her breakthrough film, the comedy Men, a box office hit in Germany and abroad. Her other films include Me and Him, Nobody Loves Me, Am I Beautiful, Naked, and The Fisherman and His Wife.

Feb 13, 2009–Rio de Janeiro is paying homage to Carmen Miranda, the 1940s Hollywood star who, more than anybody, gave Brazil a worldwide reputation for dancing and fruit hats.  Many events are taking place in the city, including exhibits of Miranda’s costumes, films, concerts and even the unveiling of a life-sized statue in honor of “The Brazilian Bombshell”. The celebration marks Miranda’s birth 100 years ago, on February 9, 1909, in Portugal.