Christiane Amanpour
Also Known As: Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour
Biography: Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour CBE is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. She is also the host of Amanpour & Company on PBS.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ealing, Middlesex, England, UK
Birthday: January 12, 1958
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Gender: Female
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Iron Man 2
Overview: With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-28
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War Photographer
Overview: Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-01
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Overview: This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person. Media experts, including Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy) and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for the story of Fox News and its effect on society. This documentary also reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-14
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No Ordinary Life
Overview: In a field dominated by men, five pioneering camerawomen Mary Rogers, Cynde Strand, Jane Evans, Maria Fleet and Margaret Moth went to the frontlines of wars, revolutions and disasters to bring us the truth. As colorful as accomplished, these brave photojournalists made their mark by capturing some of the most iconic images from Tiananmen Square, to conflicts in Sarajevo, Iraq, Somalia and the Arab Spring uprising. But the world doesn’t know it was these women behind the camera. In the midst of unfolding chaos, the pictures they took for CNN both shocked and informed the world. This feature documentary by director Heather O’Neill tells their remarkable story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-16
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The Troubles We've Seen
Overview: We follow Marcel Ophuls' two journeys to Sarajevo in 1993. He is starting a documentary about war correspondants. But this also becomes a reflexion about truth and life. The form consists in many interviews of mostly French and American journalists and reporters of television or newspapers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-11-23
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Miracle Rising: South Africa
Overview: MIRACLE RISING: SOUTH AFRICA is the epic legacy of South Africa's political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994. Recounted through the personal accounts of key figures, both local and international, the documentary examines how South Africa avoided a civil war and moved towards, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu coined the phrase, "a rainbow nation." From the evil legacy of apartheid to the triumphant first democratic elections, Miracle Rising: South Africa moves beyond mere chronology and delves into the hearts and minds of the leaders and people of South Africa, culminating in the thrilling behind-the-scenes events of the elections that resulted in the joyful inauguration of President Nelson Mandela. Told through simple, intimate portraits of key players, it weaves a grand story of a nation into an intimate history of men and women determined to change the country for the best of all who live there.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-09
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Dying to Tell the Story
Overview: This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. We follow narrator Amy Eldon on a personal journey to find meaning in the death of her older brother, 22-year-old Reuters photographer Dan Eldon. Dan was among a group of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993; he and three others were stoned to death. As she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan's death, we see her attain the peace she sought.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-14
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Kiss the Future
Overview: An exploration of the perils of nationalism and art’s role as a weapon of resistance and activism throughout the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Explore how art and music sustained hope, thanks in part to humanitarians and the band U2.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-23
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Merkel
Overview: Driven by extensive archive material and interviews with those who know her, this is the astonishing story of how a triple outsider – a woman, a scientist, and an East German – became the de facto leader of the “Free World”, told for the first time for an international audience.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2022-11-24
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The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
Overview: The interviews show these extraordinary women sharing their diverse journeys, personal stories, and perspectives, and the effect is both inspiring and empowering. The Female Lead is an initiative founded by data pioneer and entrepreneur Edwina Dunn to make women’s stories more visible, offering alternative role models with the goal of fostering ambition and self-belief in young women.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-05
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Zoolander 2
Overview: Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-06
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The Diplomat
Overview: The life and legacy of Richard Holbrooke, whose singular career spans fifty years of American foreign policy, is told in this documentary from Holbrooke's eldest son David.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-23
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Overview: An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-14
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The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl
Overview: This revealing documentary directed by Ahmed A. Jamal and Ramesh Sharma chronicles the series of events and opposing cultural forces surrounding the shocking kidnapping and murder of humanist and &NFi;Wall Street Journal&NFi_; reporter Daniel Pearl by radical Muslim militant Omar Sheikh. Interviews with Pearl's family, friends and co-workers, as well as conversations with U.S. and Pakistani officials, shed light on the motives behind the stunning tragedy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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The Pink Panther 2
Overview: When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-06
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Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Overview: Around the world, journalists are increasingly being killed. They die in the crossfire. They die at the hand of criminals and corrupt governments. They die in tragic accidents. These are some of their stories.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-25
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Never Look Away
Overview: CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth fearlessly captures footage of war zones. After receiving catastrophic injuries in the crosshairs of battle, she returns to work with more courage than ever. An intimate portrait of a trailblazing female photojournalist. Features interviews with Moth’s family and friends, including CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. A Sundance film festival premiere directed by Lucy Lawless.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-08
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