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'Manda Bala'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEdgy and provocative but with a weakness for sensationalistic footage, "Manda Bala" (Send a Bullet) is a series of snapshots of Brazil that focuses on perceived connections between the country's violence, poverty and political corruption. When a...Tags: Cinema Industry, Political Corruption, Surgery, Crime, Law and Justice, Movies
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Academy approves of 'Rings'
Sun Movie CriticTalent will out -- that's the theme of the Oscars that will go down in history as The Lord of the Rings sweep. Despite its accumulating critical awards and guild honors and box-office returns, purveyors of inside-Hollywood dope kept insisting that...Tags: Tim Robbins, James Cameron, Movies, Charlize Theron, Sean Penn
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King of the Oscars
Sun Movie CriticLOS ANGELES -- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King journeyed to history last night, winning all 11 of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated -- a clean sweep that also ties the record for most wins by a single motion picture. So dominant...Tags: Tim Robbins, Movies, Sofia Coppola, Peter Sellers, Julie Andrews
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Academy sticks to a tame script
Sun Television CriticThe motion picture academy's insistence on decorum in the wake of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl debacle gave last night's telecast of 76th Annual Academy Awards all the unpredictability of a sitcom rerun. ABC had hoped to attract the much-coveted young male...Tags: Tim Robbins, Movies, Television, Robin Williams, Blake Edwards
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Thirty years on, a stir of echoes
Times Staff WriterWhen Errol Morris' documentary "The Fog of War" opened in theaters in December, Judy Muller intended to snub it. Not that she was blasé about the movie's subject, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara. On the contrary, she was "outraged,"...Tags: George W. Bush, Steven Spielberg, Movies, Defense, World War II (1939-1945)
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For a few films, box office bonanza
Although the abbreviated awards season reduced the number of moviegoing weekends between the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards, "Mystic River," Clint Eastwood's story of three friends and the legacy of childhood trauma, is one of a handful of movies...Tags: Gary Ross, DVDs and Movies, Cinema Industry, Tim Robbins, Movies
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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday October 3, 1997 At a certain point in "Fast, Cheap & Out of Control," Errol Morris' strange but wonderful new documentary, wild-animal trainer Dave Hoover explains why a brandished chair is an effective foil for a lion. The four legs...Tags: Oliver Stone, Cinema Industry, Education, Movies, Rhode Island
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'Fast, Cheap & Out of Control'
Times Film CriticAt a certain point in "Fast, Cheap & Out of Control," Errol Morris' strange but wonderful new documentary, wild-animal trainer Dave Hoover explains why a brandished chair is an effective foil for a lion. The four legs present four points of interest,...Tags: Oliver Stone, Education, Movies, Rhode Island, Lion (animal)
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'Lost in Translation' captures top prizes at Spirit Awards
Times Staff WriterSofia Coppola's eccentrically low-key film "Lost in Translation" swept the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, winning best feature, screenplay and director, and Bill Murray was named best actor for his role in the film as a sleepless, past-his-prime...Tags: Litigation, Movies, Sofia Coppola, Tom Cruise, Nikki Reed
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Academy voters choose one film to rule them all
Times Staff WritersThe filmmakers from Down Under were on top of the entertainment world Sunday evening as "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," the final installment of the hugely successful trilogy, made a clean sweep at the 76th annual Academy Awards held at...Tags: Tim Robbins, Movies, Television, Abusive Behavior, Sofia Coppola
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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
TIMES STAFF WRITERWednesday December 29, 1999 The less you know about the subject of Errol Morris' latest documentary, "Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.," the more startling the impact. As a chronicler of bizarre Americana without peer,...Tags: Nazi Party, Documentary (genre), Movies, Death, Entertainment
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Ringing endorsement
Times Staff WriterEveryone in Hollywood knew that it was going to be "Return of the King" night, but no one could have guessed to what an extent that was going to be true. In an Oscar night that was more a coronation than an awards evening, "The Lord of the Rings: The...Tags: Jack Black, Richard Taylor, Tim Robbins, Sting, Steven Spielberg
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