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War movies salute our fallen
Zap2ItMemorial Day weekend has many traditions, some of which television's movie channels observe. It's no surprise to find military-themed films when America pauses to honor those who served ... and those who are serving now. As in years past, the standout...Tags: William Powell, Henry Fonda, Kevin Bacon, Academy Awards, Cinema Industry
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Ken Burns: The public's filmmaker
![Ken Burns is a matchmaker with a camera. He has introduced Americans to themselves, to their history, with documentaries such as "The Civil War." He also used the "pan and scan" camera technique to make still images of the long-dead seem alive on the television screen.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-09/49488164-25171748.jpg "Ken Burns is a matchmaker with a camera. He has introduced Americans to themselves, to their history, with documentaries such as "The Civil War.\" He also used the \"pan and scan\" camera technique to make still images of the long-dead seem alive on the television screen.")
Ken Burns is a matchmaker with a camera. He has introduced Americans to themselves, to their history, with documentaries such as "The Civil War." He also used the "pan and scan" camera technique to make still images of the long-dead seem alive on the...Tags: The Simpsons (tv program), Homer Simpson (fictional character), Howard Hawks, Tom Brokaw, Thomas Jefferson
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The Art of the Swine Flu: The strange aesthetic of being sick as a dog
The Big PictureI've been sick with the swine flu for the past few days, hence the sparse number of postings on the blog. At least I assume it's the swine flu, since I got a regular flu shot and I still came...... -
100% approval with BFCA not enough for 'Me and Orson Welles'
Gold DerbyWith just a single nod today for supporting-actor Christian McKay, you wouldn't know "Me & Orson Welles" was one of only two mainstream films to rate 100% approval from the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. this year. The other movie with a perfect score --... -
Book Review: 'Warning Shadows' by Gary Giddins
Warning Shadows
Home Alone With Classic Cinema
Gary Giddins
W.W. Norton: 416 pp., $18.95
Gary Giddins is well known for his writing about music — he was a Village Voice jazz columnist for three decades, and his books, among them the biography...Tags: Donald Duck (fictional animal), Anthony Mann, Gary Giddins, Ingmar Bergman, Mel Gibson
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Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep set for AFI tribute to Mike Nichols; Cher, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks will be there, too
The TV Guy» Orlando Sentinel – The TV GuyYou want stars? The American Film Institute and TV Land will give them to you when the AFI salutes director Mike Nichols with its Life Achievement Award. The event tapes June 10; it premieres at 9 p.m. June 27 on TV Land. Nichols is the Oscar-winning... -
Watch: Bank Robbery Suspect Eats Evidence
KTLA NewsSTREETSBORO, Ohio — Police say a bank robbery suspect may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser. A police video camera captured the 35-year-old John Ford of Cleveland...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Bank Robbery, Ohio, Cleveland
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Budd Schulberg dies at 95; author of 'What Makes Sammy Run?'
![Budd Schulberg, who exposed the dark side of American ambition in his acclaimed Hollywood novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" and won an Academy Award for his screenplay depicting the mob-controlled longshoremen's union in the film classic "On the Waterfront," has died. He was 95.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-08/48490681-05230139.jpg "Budd Schulberg, who exposed the dark side of American ambition in his acclaimed Hollywood novel "What Makes Sammy Run?\" and won an Academy Award for his screenplay depicting the mob-controlled longshoremen's union in the film classic \"On the Waterfront,\" has died. He was 95.")
Budd Schulberg, who exposed the dark side of American ambition in his acclaimed Hollywood novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" and won an Academy Award for his screenplay depicting the mob-controlled longshoremen's union in the film classic "On the Waterfront,"...Tags: Fiction, Communist Party of China, Newspaper and Magazine, Eva Marie Saint, Colleges and Universities
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George A. Romero–Legend of the Living Dead
Frankly My Dear» Orlando Sentinel – Frankly My DearI've interviewed George A. Romero a few times over the years. For a guy of name and reputation, he's often seemed bitter, down on the business, at the trap his career tumbled into, at his inability to attract Hollywood attention in the latter years of his... -
Dennis Hopper book on the way
Jacket CopyActor, director, artist and art collector Dennis Hopper is to be the subject of an upcoming biography. Tom Folsom will write "Hopper: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream" with, Publishers Marketplace reports, "the actor's knowledge."... -
'Tobacco Road' by American Blues: Laboring to find the real play under Depression-era dirt
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "Tobacco Road" ★★★ Through June 20 in the Richard Christiansen Theater at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $32-$40 at 773-871-3000 or www.americanbluestheater.com. With Suzanne Petri, Gwendolyn... -
'Fables' writer Bill Willingham finds a happy ending despite 'that damned Shrek'
The Hero ComplexBILL WILLINGHAM INTERVIEW: PART 1 Over the last decade, one of the most consistently compelling comic-book runs has been writer Bill Willingham's "Fables," an intricate tapestry that weaves together familiar characters from fables, fairy tables,...
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