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A stunning documentary of the appalling waste, and shameless collusive practices that are the inner workings of the $50 billion a year U.S. family law industry.

Gollum is digital, and he may be the biggest star of the new Hobbit blockbuster. Here's how he was brought to life.

A movie (1964) by the Italian Communist Pier Paolo Pasolini, retelling the story of Jesus Christ, from birth to resurrection. For more Alt-Xmas music, go here and here.

From Jehane Noujaim, acclaimed director of Control Room, Startup.com, Rafea: Solar Mama, a documentary about the Egyptian revolution behind the headlines. Follow a group of activists in Tahrir Square, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience. Check here for screenings.

In this documentary, two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. You can now see the movie or get the music.

BURN is a feature documentary about Detroit, told through the eyes of Detroit firefighters, who are charged with the thankless task of saving a city that many have written off as dead. For viewing options, go here.

Steve McQueen's highly-acclaimed drama 12 Years a Slave opened in seven more cities today, before going national on November 1

From Scott Cooper, writer and director of Crazy Heart, a gripping and gritty drama with an all-star cast. A soldier returning from Iraq gets lured into one of the most ruthless crime rings in the Northeast and mysteriously disappears.