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Ben Affleck trades acting for TV reporting in Congo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner and actor Ben Affleck has taken on a new job, if only for one assignment, traveling to the war-torn eastern Congo to do a report for Thursday's edition of ABC television news program "Nightline."
Nations:Congo People:Ben Affleck Bob Woodruff Don Cheadle George Clooney Brad Pitt Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-26
Hollywood stars pledge aid for Myanmar child victims
Hollywood stars including George Clooney and Brad Pitt have pledged 500,000 dollars (324,000 euros, 258,000 pounds) to help children affected by Myanmar's cyclone Nargis, a British charity said Wednesday.
People:Don Cheadle Matt Damon George Clooney Brad Pitt Activities:Myanmar Cyclone Disaster
2008-05-15
Brazil gets real with film festival
Documentary films, it was once thought, should be neutral windows on the world, objective investigations brought to the big screen.
Nations:Russia Brazil People:Michael Moore Don Cheadle George Clooney
2008-04-02
Clooney aims to shine celebrity light on U.N.
Academy Award winning actor George Clooney became a U.N. messenger of peace on Thursday, pledging to use his fame to "shine a light" on peacekeeping efforts, particularly in Sudan's Darfur.
People:Daniel Barenboim Ban Ki-moon Paulo Coelho Elie Wiesel Kofi Annan Don Cheadle Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2008-01-31
Oscar-winning film "Crash" heads for TV
"Crash," the racially charged drama that won the Oscar for best picture of 2005, is coming to the small screen later this year as a TV series for the Starz network, the pay cable channel said on Monday.
People:Paul Haggis Don Cheadle John Malone Matt Dillon Terrence Howard Brendan Fraser
2008-01-29
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