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Critic's Pick: Jack Nicholson's trifecta of discontent
Feeling a little rebellious? Frustrated with authority? You can't do much better than to spend Saturday night picking fights with Jack Nicholson at the Egyptian Theatre. It's a trifecta of discontent that begins with 1969's "Easy Rider," then 1970's "Five...Tags: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (movie), Easy Rider (movie), The Monkees (music group), Jack Nicholson
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A Second Look: 'Postman Always Rings Twice' films are noir standard
A lean, mean tale of adultery and murder, James M. Cain's bestselling, once-scandalous 1934 novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice" is often considered a central text of noir fiction. It also has proved an eternally popular and durable template for the...
Tags: Tay Garnett, Lana Turner, Michael Curtiz, Blu-ray Discs, DVDs
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New Haven Fall Arts Preview: A Festival and a Series For Film Buffs
Fall offers some interesting opportunities to catch unusual screenings. The 15th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens Wednesday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. at the lovely Avon Theatre Film Center, the non-profit cinema at 272 Bedford Street, Stamford....
Tags: Walter Matthau, Photography, Manhattan (New York City), Russia, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Davy Jones dies at 66; Monkees' romantic heartthrob
![Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like so many others who watched the show from near and far, Jones considered it a life-changing experience.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/68477249-01074025.jpg "Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show\" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like so many others who watched the show from near and far, Jones considered it a life-changing experience.")
Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like...Tags: The Brady Bunch (tv program), Newspapers, Entertainment Events, Politics, Music Theater
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Bert Schneider dies at 78; 'Easy Rider' producer
![Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new era in Hollywood, has died. He was 78.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66756610-13203841.jpg "Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — "Easy Rider,\" \"Five Easy Pieces\" and \"The Last Picture Show\" — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new era in Hollywood, has died. He was 78.")
Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new...Tags: Terrence Malick, Entertainment Events, Paul Mazursky, Cornell University, Peter Bogdanovich
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Bert Schneider: A long, strange trip for 'Easy Rider' mastermind
24 FramesA look back at the strange, troubled career of Hollywood producer Bert Schneider... -
Monkees singer Davy Jones dead at age 66
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelTMZ is reporting that Jones, who churned out breezy pop hits such as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I'm a Believer” with the TV-generated rock band the Monkees in the 1960s has died of a heart attack in Martin County, Florida. ... -
Around Town: The Stooges ride back to town
24 FramesThe Three Stooges, a Gary Cooper double bill and a tribute to Japan’s Studio Ghibli are among the Thanksgiving week film offerings.... -
'Easy Rider' Cinematographer Dies
Times Staff WriterLaszlo Kovacs, the Hungarian-born cinematographer who found international fame after treating the American landscape as a character in the landmark 1969 movie "Easy Rider," has died. He was 74. Kovacs, a former Budapest film student who arrived in the...Tags: Cinema Industry, Photography, Peter Bogdanovich, Dennis Hopper, Politics
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The self-confidence man
Schickel reviews movies for Time and is a contributing writer to Book Review. He is the author of many books, including the forthcoming "Elia Kazan: A Biography."Arnold Schwarzenegger never wanted to be an actor. He says so on Page 128 of "Fantastic," Laurence Leamer's dully dutiful biography. He wanted to be rich. He wanted to be famous. He wanted to be powerful. He thought he could grope women with impunity,...Tags: Book, Politics, Celebrities and Health Issues, Biography (genre), Death
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'XX/XY'
![The independent drama "XX/XY" opens with the sort of hot stuff for which Penthouse Forum and French movies were invented. After crashing a party, a fledgling animator named Coles (Mark Ruffalo) lands in bed with two of Sarah Lawrence's finest. The object of his lust is Sam (Maya Stange), one of those girls with melting eyes whom men pursue like heat-seeking missiles, while the object of his opportunism is her best friend, the querulous Thea (Kathleen Robertson). The three fall into bed only to have their erotic expectations dashed. One of the girls starts laughing and the other starts crying as Coles looks on, bewildered and disappointed.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2003-04/7357934.jpg "The independent drama "XX/XY\" opens with the sort of hot stuff for which Penthouse Forum and French movies were invented. After crashing a party, a fledgling animator named Coles (Mark Ruffalo) lands in bed with two of Sarah Lawrence's finest. The object of his lust is Sam (Maya Stange), one of those girls with melting eyes whom men pursue like heat-seeking missiles, while the object of his opportunism is her best friend, the querulous Thea (Kathleen Robertson). The three fall into bed only to have their erotic expectations dashed. One of the girls starts laughing and the other starts crying as Coles looks on, bewildered and disappointed.")
Times Staff WriterThe independent drama "XX/XY" opens with the sort of hot stuff for which Penthouse Forum and French movies were invented. After crashing a party, a fledgling animator named Coles (Mark Ruffalo) lands in bed with two of Sarah Lawrence's finest. The...Tags: Kathleen Robertson, Paul Schrader, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, New York
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'Movie review: No Good Deed'
Special to the Tribune2 stars (out of 4) Despite some promising ingredients, "No Good Deed" — which is based on hard-boiler Dashiell Hammett's short story "The House on Turk Street" and stars Samuel L. Jackson as gumshoe to Stellan Skarsgard's bad guy — is in severe want of...Tags: Gaming, Bank Robbery, Theft, Samuel L. Jackson, Death
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