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Trailer for Upcoming Film From Jon Stewart: “Rosewater”

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When Jon Stewart took a break from hosting The Daily Show to work on a movie, I was not sure what to expect. But from the looks of the trailer for the new film Rosewater that he directed and for which he wrote the screenplay, it looks like he spent his vacation time well.

The movie adapts the book Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival, a memoir by journalist Maziar Bahari. The book and film tell the story of Bahari’s work reporting on the Iranian elections in 2009 when he was accused of being a spy and imprisoned and tortured. Despite the dark subject matter, the trailer indicates that the movie promises an ultimately uplifting story. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal stars as Bahari. Check it out.

Rosewater is scheduled to be released November 7, 2014. If you want to know more, Variety has a review.

Will you see Rosewater? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    The Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly Rumble

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    Last night, Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart, inspired by the season of presidential and vice-presidential debates, had their own debate at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. “The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium” was available live to an online audience for a small fee, but it is available for everyone today.

    The two men discussed a number of issues while also keeping a sense of humor about everything (although some noted there was less humor than one might have expected). [Oct. 9, 2012 Update: The video of the debate is no longer available on YouTube.]

    Did you enjoy this debate more than the presidential debate? Leave your two cents in the comments.

  • Trailer for Upcoming Film From Jon Stewart: “Rosewater”
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