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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: HBO's 'Family Tree' rooted in warm, goofy eccentricity

    Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO.
    Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO. The eight-episode "Family Tree," which premieres Sunday, is his first work in seven years, and like his films it is sweet and funny and not a little...

    Tags: Celebrities, Television, Michael McKean, Jim Piddock, Chris O'Dowd

    2. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Award-winning Italian and French classics on tap this week

    Italian classic films directed by masters of cinema Federico Fellini, Vittorio de Sica and Michelangelo Antonioni will be vying for viewers' attention Thursday evening.
    Italian classic films directed by masters of cinema Federico Fellini, Vittorio de Sica and Michelangelo Antonioni will be vying for viewers' attention Thursday evening. The American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood presents Fellini's...

    Tags: John Forsythe, Culture, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir, Sylvia Sidney

    3. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Review: 'If I Were You' is strained, absurd marital farce

    The press notes for "If I Were You" indicate that writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin's favorite director is Preston Sturges, but there's little of the master's zip, wit or taste for desperate absurdity in this ill-conceived marital farce.
    The press notes for "If I Were You" indicate that writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin's favorite director is Preston Sturges, but there's little of the master's zip, wit or taste for desperate absurdity in this ill-conceived marital farce. Moments after...

    Tags: Marcia Gay Harden, Adultery, Nancy Meyers

    4. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. The story of the Oscars

    While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...

    Tags: Arthur Penn, Anne Hathaway, Taxi Driver (movie), Sammy Cahn, Avatar (movie)

    5. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. A sneak peek at three Oscar ballots

    On the eve of Oscar voting, we asked three academy members to let us peek at their ballots and tell us, anonymously, who they're voting for and why. Here's what they had to say:
    On the eve of Oscar voting, we asked three academy members to let us peek at their ballots and tell us, anonymously, who they're voting for and why. Here's what they had to say: OSCARS 2013: Full Coverage PRODUCERS BRANCH: This 40ish Oscar nominee...

    Tags: Joaquin Phoenix, Celebrities, Anne Hathaway, The Master (movie), Kathryn Bigelow

    6. Dec 1, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Tonight: 25 Days of Christmas; ‘A Bride for Christmas’; ‘Sullivan’s Travels’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Yes, “It's a Wonderful Life” is a tradition on NBC, and it's airing at 8 tonight. But Jimmy Stewart has a lot of competition, some of it very worthy, Saturday night. A sampling: ***ABC Family starts its 25 Days of Christmas festival with a...
    7. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'

    Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central and appearances as Andy Richter's little sister, in braces and pigtails, on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien."
    Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central...

    Tags: Veep (tv program), Political Animals (tv program), 2012 Democratic National Convention, Entertainment, Vice (movie)

    8. Nov 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. TV This Week for Nov. 25 - Dec. 1: 'Ceelo's Magic Moment'

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SUNDAY Will Matthew and Lady Mary marry? Whither Mr. Bates? The answers to those and other questions will have to wait...

    Tags: Art Carney, J.J. Abrams, Holidays, Elizabeth Taylor, Rod Stewart

    9. Sep 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. With bitter campaign in full swing, you need to watch some movies

    What are the three most important films for American voters to watch as we prepare for Election Day in November?
    What are the three most important films for American voters to watch as we prepare for Election Day in November? Is your choice "The Great McGinty"? That's an almost ancient but wickedly clever Preston Sturges film about a drunken bum picked out of the...

    Tags: Elections, Mike Judge, Talk Shows (genre), Luke Wilson, Science and Technology

    10. Apr 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Damsels in Distress' creates a world of archly articulate nostalgia ✭✭✭

    College is a strange, serendipitous time and place: Events, experiences, strangers come swooping into your life like birds of prey and before you know it you're carried off somewhere wholly new. In &quot;Damsels in Distress," writer-director-cinematic dandy Whit Stillman's first feature since "The Last Days of Disco" (1998), all the key females are named after flowers.
    College is a strange, serendipitous time and place: Events, experiences, strangers come swooping into your life like birds of prey and before you know it you're carried off somewhere wholly new. In "Damsels in Distress," writer-director-cinematic dandy...

    Tags: National Lampoon Incorporated, Movies, Music, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Entertainment

    11. Dec 30, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. 2012 film series opens with a Sturges classic

    In "Sullivan's Travels," an ambitious, conscience-stricken member of Hollywood's leisure class decides he has had it with fluff. He can't stomach making another movie of zero social significance, a movie with a title like "Ants in Your Pants of 1939"...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Movies, Literature, Travel, Portage Park

    12. Mar 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Character Witness

    LA Times Magazine
    Biographers take you inside the art and science of their craft—and it's not as tame as you may think...
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