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Andrew Sarris dies at 83; longtime film critic
Film critic Andrew Sarris began his rise to prominence in the early 1960s when, fresh off an extended visit to Paris, he became a primary spokesman for a theory that would reverberate throughout the cinema world.
Screenwriters and producers may have...Tags: Psycho (movie), Howard Hawks, Leo McCarey, Wesleyan University, Frank Capra Jr.
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Ernest Callenbach dies at 83; wrote environmental novel 'Ecotopia'
![Ernest "Chick" Callenbach, a film scholar and environmentalist who created a cult favorite in "Ecotopia," a 1975 novel that predicted with uncanny accuracy a world where recycling is commonplace, food is locally grown and energy comes from the sun, died April 16 in Berkeley. He was 83.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-04/69569979-24153611.jpg "Ernest "Chick\" Callenbach, a film scholar and environmentalist who created a cult favorite in \"Ecotopia,\" a 1975 novel that predicted with uncanny accuracy a world where recycling is commonplace, food is locally grown and energy comes from the sun, died April 16 in Berkeley. He was 83.")
Ernest "Chick" Callenbach, a film scholar and environmentalist who created a cult favorite in "Ecotopia," a 1975 novel that predicted with uncanny accuracy a world where recycling is commonplace, food is locally grown and energy comes from the sun, died...Tags: Biology, Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Consumers, University of Chicago
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The Chicago Tribune's favorite books of 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, we take a minute to reflect on the year's best in the world of publishing. Here is the list of our favorites, all published this year: FICTION "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain This gorgeous novel portrays the whirlwind...Tags: American Civil War (1861-1865), College Baseball, Health and Medical Professionals, Steve Jobs, John Sayles
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The best presents for the book nerds on your gift list
It Chooses You, by Miranda July (McSweeney's, 2011)
The filmmaker/artist/poet/fiction writer Miranda July is well-known for her movies, whose moods share a kind of charming sincerity with that of her other work. Last month, July's first attempt at...Tags: Philip Glass, Arts and Culture, Samuel Beckett, Bronx (New York City), Celia Cruz
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Last minute gift ideas: Memorable theater books
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Ken Russell dies at 84; director of 'Tommy,' 'Lisztomania'
![Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/66379812-28203814-187105.jpg "Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils,\" \"Altered States\" and the Who's rock opera \"Tommy,\" has died. He was 84.")
Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84.
Russell, who lived in Lymington in southern England, died...Tags: Arts and Culture, Franz Liszt, D.H. Lawrence, David Lean, Twiggy
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TCM unveils list of 10 most influential silent films
24 FramesTurner Classic Movies has unveiled a list of the 10 most influential silent films.... -
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The Age of Movies
The Selected Writings of Pauline Kael
Edited by Sanford Schwartz
Library of America, $40
Witty, entertaining and often exhilarating, this wide-ranging collection of pieces captures the film critic at her best.
Alice James
A...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Howard Cosell, University of Chicago, Robert Hughes, Orlando Magic
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From Punk to Porn: James Wolcott reminds us why the 70s were so loud, weird, smelly and perverse
James Wolcott
WSHU Presents “Join the Conversation” with the writer, blogger and cultural critic. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., University Commons, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, sacredheart.edu
It takes talent to pivot, the way James...Tags: Dance, Arts and Culture, Artists, Cinderella (fictional character), Heroin
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Ken Russell, one of film’s great imaginers of music
Culture MonsterMark Swed looks at how Ken Russell was influenced by music and how he influenced music.... -
Concert review: 'West Side Story' film premiere at the Hollywood Bowl with live orchestra
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the Hollywood Bowl premiere of the film version of "West Side Story" with live orchestra... -
‘The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael’
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelFrom the lofty perch of this magazine or that one, most notably The New Yorker, Pauline Kael presided over the Golden Age of Film Criticism, producing essay length appreciations of individual films, filmmakers and actors, or bemoaning the state of...
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