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With nearly 40 films to his credit, from American Gigolo to Chicago, Richard Gere knows an iconic character when he sees one. In The Hoax, he plays a scammer who lands a seven-figure book deal; it's based on the true story of Clifford Irving, the bogus "authorized biographer" of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes.

Canada's 4-2 victory over the U.S. in group play gives the Canadians the top-seed heading into the quarterfinals. The U.S., the defending gold medalists, also advance to the quarterfinals.

Halle Berry stars as a newspaper reporter in Perfect Stranger, investigating bad guy Bruce Willis. But the facts get fuzzy, and the film may have you asking yourself what's going on — and why it was even made.

The TV Set, starring David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver, satirizes the punishing process of producing a TV pilot. Writer and director Jake Kasdan knows his material: He directed and co-produced the pilot for the acclaimed but short-lived TV series Freaks and Geeks.

Letting kids dip maggots into paint may sound merely disgusting — but there's an entomologist from U.C.-Davis who calls it art. Rebecca O'Flaherty is using the maggot art to teach respect for a larva most people associate with road-kill. Under her guidance, students dip maggots in water-based paint.

This week the documentary Audience of One premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival. Michael Jacobs' documentary follows Pentecostal Pastor Richard Gazowsky as he attempts to make an epic science-fiction film after he receives a message from God.

As a director, Robert DeNiro enjoys helping fellow actors develop the characters they're playing. DeNiro's latest directing efforts include The Good Shepherd, a new movie about secrets and idealism during the Cold War.

Mamie Smith was the first black artist to record a blues song: 1920's "Crazy Blues." The recording opened the door for a brand new market known from the 1920s to the 1940s as "race records."

Film critic John Powers reviews a new 50-movie DVD collection, Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Titles include The Seventh Seal, Pandora's Box, The 400 Blows and The Lady Vanishes.

Representatives of the International Olympic Committee said the risk of catching COVID-19 within the bubble at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is far less than it is outside.