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director Richard Kelly (along with producer Sean McKittrick and actors Beth Grant, James Duval and Stuart Stone) came to the San Diego Comic-Con in 2004 to discuss the Directors Cut of the film with an adoring crowd of 1500 fans. Unfortunately, the film opened in San Diego with no advance warning, and consequently no local press coverage. The San Diego Film Critics Society gave Kelly their Best Original Screenplay Award back in 2001 for his maiden screenwriting effort, and brought the filmmaker to San Diego for a screening of his film. The upcoming midnight screening will allow fans another opportunity to see this remarkable film on the big screen.

The film's title draws on the biblical story of the Tower of Babel in which a vengeful God punishes mankind for its arrogance in attempting to build a tower to the heavens. As punishment, God separates mankind into different races divided by different languages. The end result being that communication is greatly hindered. In the 21st century, I & ntilde; & aacute;rritu finds that we still have difficulty communicating, and that things such as 9/11, fear of terrorism, immigration and globalization all serve to complicate the process even further. I & ntilde; & aacute;rritu also suggests that the media exacerbates the problem as it translates events into news stories, but this provocative tangent is severely underdeveloped.

CLIP: " They're coming to get you Barbara..." In 1968, a 28-year-old Pittsburgh filmmaker shot a black and white movie called Night of the Living Dead.…

After nearly 20 years in the U.S., Patrick Awuah left his job at Microsoft and returned to his native Ghana. His goal: to help educate Africa's future leaders in ethics and entrepreneurship.

Over the past 10 years, as many as 140 women in the Mexican town of Juarez -- just across the border from El Paso, Texas -- have been the victims of sexual homicides, their bodies dumped in ditches or vacant lots. The crimes remain unsolved; new allegations are surfacing that wealthy and well-connected men are behind the killings. NPR's John Burnett reports.

For the first time, scientists successfully use gene therapy to regenerate hair cells in the inner ear and restore hearing in deaf guinea pigs. The results suggest it may someday be possible to use a similar approach to treat deafness in humans.

The Nativity Story

Down on the bay, on North Harbor Drive, is docked one of the world's greatest treasures - The Star of India. Built nearly one hundred fifty years ago, this tall lady is the oldest active sailing ship

Last week, we took a look at how Pete Wilson overcame the limitations of the council-manager system to become San Diego's first strong mayor. Now Pat Finn continues the story by showing us what he di

Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan turns to a tale about the entertainment industry and celebrity as he adapts Rupert Holmes novel Where the Truth Lies (opening November 4 at Landmarks La Jolla Village Theatres). And you dont have to go six degrees to find Kevin Bacon, he stars in this film.