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Pat Dowell

  • Pat Dowell reports it's the 50th birthday of the French cinema magazine that helped Americans take their own movies more seriously. 'Positif' is being celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art in New York with a film festival and a retrospective.
  • The creators of the offbeat comedy Being John Malkovich have a new film out: Adaptation. Nicolas Cage stars as a screenwriter who struggles to adapt a non-fiction book into a screenplay. Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper also play key roles. Pat Dowell reports.
  • Mike Leigh's latest film, All or Nothing, is about three families living in a decrepit housing project. But the British writer and director says despite the depressing scenery, the movie has a hopeful outlook. Pat Dowell reports.
  • The indie effort Real Women Have Curves, a mother-daughter story, was made for cable TV -- then diverted to movie theaters after a successful debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Pat Dowell reports.