In the first case, William Souder, an American journalist, chronicles the jarring tale that unfolded near his own backyard in Minnesota.

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As in his plays Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo, he chronicles the habits of a nasty breed of bottom feeder.

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And this film it was done by an American director, but it chronicles the life of a Pulitzer Prize winning local photojournalist who eventually took his own life.

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The Archive chronicles the evolution of American television from its inception through the present by interviewing participants from ground breaking shows.

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Fox Searchlight was recently developing "Baggage Claim, " which chronicles a young flight attendant's search for Mr. Right and stars an ensemble of African-American actors, including Oscar nominee Taraji P.

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