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Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker has a new role: helping young victims of war in Central Africa. It came about through his distinguished career on screen. Whitaker, who recently starred in the CBS show “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior,” reached the pinnacle of success in 2007, winning an Oscar for 베트남 카지노 best actor in “The Last King of Scotland” – the story of Uganda’s brutal dictator – Idi Amin. Forest Whitaker: The king of the Oscars?Reel to real: You’ve seen the movie, now compare it to the real thing While filming the movie, Whitaker was introduced, first hand, to the harsh reality of Uganda’s child soldiers, enslaved boys and girls forced to fight that country’s bloody civil war – now more than two decades old. Since then, Whitaker has taken up their cause. It’s for this work that he was recently awarded the title of goodwill ambassador for UNESCO, a United Nations organization that promotes international peace. “The Early Show” caught up with Whitaker earlier this week. He talked about his work with the children, including his upcoming documentary – “A Place of Peace” – that profiles one Ugandan community that’s become a safe haven for these children. “The Early Show” began by asking Whitaker about what it means to become part of the United Nations mission. “I feel fortunate I get to work with UNESCO on some endeavors that I...

(CBS) The capture of mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger after a 16-year manhunt sounds like something out of a movie – and one day, perhaps it will become a film. But Bulger already has ties to another well-known, Boston-based mafia movie: he was the inspiration for Jack Nicholson’s character in the 2006 film, “The Departed.” Pictures: James “Whitey” BulgerPictures: “The Departed” premiere The film won Martin Scorsese his first Oscar as best director. It also won Academy Awards for best adapted screenplay, best film editing and best picture. In the film, Nicholson plays mob boss Frank Costello, who plants an informant (played by Matt Damon) inside the Massachusetts State Police. At the same time, the police put an undercover cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) inside Costello’s crew. When both sides realize the situation, https://www.xmmbb9md.online each man tries to figure out the other’s identity before his cover is blown. Bulger reportedly saw the film for himself – one tipster reported spotting him watching “The Departed” at a theater in San Diego in 2006, according to The Boston Globe. The mobster’s capture seems to have revived interest in the film, which became one of the top search terms on Google after the news broke. As of Thursday afternoon, the flick was also No. 5 on Netflix’s Top...

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