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Cannes Festival turns 65 with a lineup heavy on U.S. titles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf all film festivals are balancing acts, it stands to reason that the annual extravaganza at Cannes, likely the world's most celebrated cinematic event, has more to balance than most. Especially this year. Opening Wednesday night with Wes Anderson's...Tags: Ceremonies, Don DeLillo, Sergio Leone, Movies, France
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Review: sheer adrenaline keeps "Battleship" afloat
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As a defender of the 1985 comedy "Clue," I can't automatically reject the idea of basing a feature film on a board game. But the game Clue comes with characters and a plot and a house. Battleship comes with a grid and boats and...Tags: Physical Therapy, Brooklyn Decker, Michael Bay, Mariah Carey, Battleship (movie)
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Haki R. Madhubuti Haki R. Madhubuti is a poet, educator and author of more than 30 books. He is the co-founder of the Institute of Positive Education and the founder and publisher of Third World Press. Madhubuti's latest book is "Honoring Genius:...Tags: Recipes, Tangled (movie), Dorothy Parker, Jim Newton, Rachael Ray
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Tribeca 2012: 'Precious' screenwriter on board for short film contest
24 FramesOscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher ("Precious") is helping to give filmmakers a rare opportunity to turn his words into a short movie through a contest announced Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival. Participants must submit their... -
Will Cannes lineup predict Oscar again?
"Oh! 'Dario Argento's Dracula'!" On the phone early Thursday, scanning the freshly announced lineup of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Barbara Scharres of the Gene Siskel Film Center expressed delight at the inclusion of the Italian horror filmmaker in the...
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'Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol' review: Cruise hits highs
They've done without the number this time, but anyone who cares knows that "Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol" is really "Mission Impossible 4," the fourth time Tom Cruise's intrepid Ethan Hunt has taken on the evildoers of the world. And the...Tags: Bolt (movie), John Woo, Television, J.J. Abrams, Simon Pegg
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Subway singer catches a ride to the world stage
Daily American Sunday EditorAlice Tan Ridley is a living, singing testament to following your dreams. The singer, who will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus in Richland Township, didn't make it...Tags: New York City, America's Got Talent (tv program), Subway Transportation, Gabourey Sidibe, Documentary (genre)
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Critic's Notebook: 'The Help' goes beyond stereotypes
In "The Help's" homespun story of racism in '60s-era Mississippi, some saw stereotypes. I saw pieces of my childhood — for better or worse.
That's the inherent difficulty of deciding what is and is not a stereotype. How we view any character is...Tags: Bryce Dallas Howard, Clubs and Associations, Racism, Octavia Spencer, Cicely Tyson
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'O's Best Advice Ever!: Make Over Your Life with Oprah & Friends' by the editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
Tribune NewspapersI can count on two hands the number of times I've watched full episodes of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," but I've read two of her other "O, The Oprah Magazine" books — 2010's "Love Your Life!" and 2009's "Dream Big!" — and enjoyed them so much...Tags: Television, Tyler Perry, Barbra Streisand, Entertainment, Buddhism
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Viola Davis worked hard to get 'The Help' right
Viola Davis has long considered herself a cynic.
It's a reflection of the 16 years she has spent in an industry that does little to support the career of black women. It's being a part of a Hollywood that continually asks her to play the "urban single...Tags: Octavia Spencer, Cicely Tyson, Denzel Washington, African Americans, Doubt (movie)
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Cine: Sofía Vergara dice "El Óscar es imposible para mí"
EFELos Ángeles — Sofía Vergara, la reina latina de la televisión en EEUU gracias a la serie "Modern Family", que le ha deparado candidaturas a los Globos de Oro y a los Emmy, estrena este viernes "The Smurfs" en el cine, una industria en la que ve...Tags: Katy Perry, Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, The Smurfs (movie), Nicole Kidman
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Laura Linney tackles 'The Big C' afresh as Showtime series returns
Zap2It"The first season was really about her being in denial. This season is about her getting angry." So says Laura Linney in resuming her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of wife, mother, teacher and cancer patient Cathy Jamison as the Showtime comedy-...Tags: Television, Human Interest, Sex and the City (movie), Gabourey Sidibe, John Benjamin Hickey
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