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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: 'Valentino's Ghost' hits media's portrayal of Arabs, Muslims

    Writer-director Michael Singh's documentary "Valentino's Ghost" connects the United States' Middle East foreign policy agenda to the American media's often negative portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. It's a provocative, absorbing — and at times dicey — study.
    Writer-director Michael Singh's documentary "Valentino's Ghost" connects the United States' Middle East foreign policy agenda to the American media's often negative portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. It's a provocative, absorbing — and at times...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Movies, Film Festivals, Israel, Aladdin (movie)

    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  2. Carnett: Speech by any other accent would sound as sweet

    Ever used a phony accent to fool somebody? Yeah, me too. When I was an 18-year-old college student, in 1963, my buddy Steve and I tried to impress girls at the beach with our English accents. We'd recently appeared in a Shakespearean production on...

    Tags: United Kingdom, BBC, Movies, Mary Poppins (movie), Entertainment

    3. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Wrap

  3. 5 Lessons From the Tribeca Film Festival

    Reuters
    Apr 29 (TheWrap.com) - This year's Tribeca Film Festival began on April 17 with a rock 'n' roll movie, "Mistaken for Strangers," and had its official closing-night gala on Saturday with the appearance of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis for...

    Tags: Margo Martindale, Photography and Video, Movies, Sam Rockwell, Amy Morton

    4. Oct 16, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Sue Mengers dies at 79; top talent agent

    Sue Mengers, an unapologetically brash talent agent who blazed a path for women in Hollywood and represented some of its biggest stars, died Saturday night at her Beverly Hills home after a long illness. She was 79.
    Sue Mengers, an unapologetically brash talent agent who blazed a path for women in Hollywood and represented some of its biggest stars, died Saturday night at her Beverly Hills home after a long illness. She was 79. For two decades, Mengers was one of...

    Tags: Sherry Lansing, Sidney Poitier, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Ali MacGraw, Faye Dunaway

    5. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. The Sunday Conversation: Blake Bailey rediscovers 'Lost Weekend' author

    In his new biography, "Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson," Blake Bailey explores the tormented life of the author of "The Lost Weekend" — the once-celebrated 1944 novel that led to the Oscar-winning film — and his plunge into literary obscurity. The Portsmouth, Va.-based biographer has also written extensive books about John Cheever, winning a National Book Critics Circle Award, and of Richard Yates, for which Bailey was a finalist for the honor.
    In his new biography, "Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson," Blake Bailey explores the tormented life of the author of "The Lost Weekend" — the once-celebrated 1944 novel that led to the Oscar-winning film...

    Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Addiction, Authors, Movies, Arts and Culture

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Personality drives this Tribeca Film Festival

    NEW YORK — In 11 previous editions, the Tribeca Film Festival has showcased dozens of glitzy studio productions and stars — Tobey Maguire and his "Spider-Man 3" crew rode into town in 2007, Tom Cruise opened "Mission: Impossible III" here in 2006 and last year Joss Whedon world-premiered "The Avengers" on closing night.
    NEW YORK — In 11 previous editions, the Tribeca Film Festival has showcased dozens of glitzy studio productions and stars — Tobey Maguire and his "Spider-Man 3" crew rode into town in 2007, Tom Cruise opened "Mission: Impossible III" here in...

    Tags: Movies, Julianne Moore, Amy Morton, Film Festivals, Elaine Stritch

    7. Feb 12, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Winona Ryder sells her home in Sunset Strip area

    Actress <b>Winona Ryder</b> has sold her Sunset Strip-area home for $3,725,000, the Multiple Listing Service shows.
    Actress Winona Ryder has sold her Sunset Strip-area home for $3,725,000, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The Spanish-style house, built in 1936, sits behind a thick hedge of ficus trees on a third of an acre. Bougainvillea and wisteria cover the...

    Tags: Movies, Building Material, Winona Ryder, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Seattle Seahawks

    8. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Cinderella': There's always a party at Chez Rossini

    Inevitably, our tastes change as we grow older. Most of the pop songs that once served as anthems are now exercises in nostalgia, calling up happy ghosts rather than anything new and urgent. The dense romantic adventure novel that we swore by in our teens...

    Tags: Buster Keaton, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Literature, Cinderella (fictional character), James Conlon

    9. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Gore Vidal says nice things about women in the new Vanity Fair

    In his prime, writer Gore Vidal didn't have much nice to say about people, and he enjoyed sharing his opinions. On live television in 1968, he referred to fellow commentator William F. Buckley as a&nbsp; &quot;crypto-Nazi" (Buckley responded by calling Vidal "queer" and threatening to punch him in the face). He dubbed Truman Capote "a full-fledged housewife from Kansas." Andy Warhol was "the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60."
    In his prime, writer Gore Vidal didn't have much nice to say about people, and he enjoyed sharing his opinions. On live television in 1968, he referred to fellow commentator William F. Buckley as a  "crypto-Nazi" (Buckley responded by calling Vidal...

    Tags: Susan Sarandon, Quentin Tarantino, Truman Capote, Charles Manson, Nancy Reagan

    10. Dec 10, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. TCM remembers Andy Griffith, Larry Hagman, Ernest Borgnine

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    TCM has released its classy “TCM Remembers” video that honors people who've died in the closing year. The tribute features writers (Ray Bradbury, Gore Vidal), singers (Andy Williams, Davy Jones, Whitney Houston), a comedian (Phyllis Diller), a...
    11. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. 31st Key West Literary Seminar set for January

    Leading contemporary writers will offer insights into the lives and work of literary icons including Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Gore Vidal, Ernest Hemingway and Walt Whitman during the 31st annual Key West Literary Seminar.
    Leading contemporary writers will offer insights into the lives and work of literary icons including Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Gore Vidal, Ernest Hemingway and Walt Whitman during the 31st annual Key West Literary Seminar. Two...

    Tags: Jack Kerouac, Key West, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Literature

    12. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Lincoln's slavery tactic

    The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago this week, has often been criticized by blacks, by radicals and also by mainstream historians who doubt its significance as a turning point in the Civil War and in American...

    Tags: Justice System, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Abraham Lincoln

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