“Civil war” may be a matter of semantics at the moment, but Edward Zwick’s gripping African thriller, “Blood Diamond,” is upfront about using it to describe the situation in Sierra Leone ...

With sincere apologies to Tom Shane, “Blood Diamond” makes it clear that the world has more than one fiend in the diamond business. Film critic Lisa Kennedy can be reached at 303-954-1567 or ...

In Blood Diamond, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou, left), who is forced to mine diamonds, finds and secretly hides a gigantic gem that a smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio, right) wants.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou co-star in a politically charged action-drama set during the Sierra Leone civil war in the 1990s. Alan Silverman has a look at the new film Blood Diamond ...

A visit to Angola's diamond heartland reveals a violent economy in which peasant miners are beaten, shaken down for bribes and occasionally killed by soldiers and private security guards.

For diamond merchants it's the peak season for sales, CBS News correspondent Thalia Assuras reports. but Hollywood may dull the gleam with the movie "Blood Diamond." Leonardo DiCaprio plays a ...

It is an industry that was supposed to be cleaned up, after the turn-of-the-millennium­ notoriety surrounding so-called blood or conflict ­diamonds—precious stones mined in African war zones ...

I loved "Blood Diamond," until I didn't. This gripping, sophisticated thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly, is an extraordinary achievement in American cinema ...

Jan. 14, 2010 — -- War crimes prosecutors claim that Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, gave a "blood diamond" to supermodel Naomi Campbell. Taylor is on trial in an international ...

“Blood Diamond” is a visually sumptuous, bullet-train-paced thriller with a really provocative theme. Director Edward Zwick and company give it just the kind of explosive elements it needs to ...

Release: Dec. 8 Distributor: Warner Bros. Oscar Alums: Jennifer Connelly (supporting actress, “A Beautiful Mind”), Edward Zwick (picture, “Shakespeare in Love”), Ngila Dickson (costume ...

Having already roiled the diamond industry, "Blood Diamond" arrives with the best of intentions, harrowing sequences but ultimately mixed results. Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou deliver ...