Hostage taking has been in the news with the surge of ISIS capturing westerners for ransom or murder. The kidnapping boom, how we negotiate with terrorists, and the power of words in negotiation is explored with retired FBI negotiator, Christopher Voss. The influence of religion, the media, and the legality of paying a ransom are all explored in this Crime …
PEGIDA Leader Resigns After Hitler Selfie
The leader of Germany’s anti-Muslim PEGIDA movement will step down after his Adolf Hitler selfie went viral on social media and sparked outrage. The photo emerged of 41-year-old Lutz Bachmann sporting a Hitler-style haircut and mustache and included the caption “I’m back!” He had also posted racist comments on his Facebook page in the past. Bachmann has since apologized for …
Jerame Reid Shooting: Bridgetown Police Shoot Man With Hands Up
Dash cam footage was released by the Bridgeton Police Department on Tuesday showing Jerame Reid being shot and killed as he exited a car pulled over by Bridgetown Police Officers. The car was pulled over on the night of December 30 for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign, but the routine traffic stop escalated when an …
AMERICONS – Movie Of The Housing Crash with Beau Martin Williams
AMERICONS is shared with the movie trailer and explanation of how the mortgage market doomed the economy, in this interview with filmmaker and actor Beau Martin Williams. The experience of a football player entering the get-rich-quick housing market is explained by Williams in his semi-autobiographical telling of the mortgage crisis and collapse. How he transitioned into the film business, if …
Hollywood Writer’s Suspicious Death Suggests CIA Ties
Gary DeVore’s strange death is the subject of a new documentary that explores if the RAW DEAL and TIMECOP writer was assassinated in 1997 for his project on the government misdeeds in Panama. The disappearance of DeVore, and how the strange death and condition of his body left a lot of questions that are being asked nearly 20 years after …
How to Work Sundance To Your Advantage
SUNDANCE 2015 is about to take over Park City, Utah, so what do filmmakers need to do to make the most of the opportunities? Trevor Groth explains the to-do list for people trying to get their film seen and sold at the influential marketplace festival. Beyond the commercial aspects, the creative balance of the event and the things people should …
TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER – Serial Killer Documentary by Nick Broomfield
TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield discusses his film about South Central Los Angeles’ notorious serial killer of women, and his other films including AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER. We look at clips and the trailer from the film, and discuss the criminal justice blind spot for minority crime, and making a portrait of …