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Election: Four seek three seats on village board
TribLocal - Deerfield » NewsThe Deerfield village board election pits a former mayoral candidate, a Board of Zoning Appeals commissioner, a marketing expert and engineer against each other in …... -
Parents of missing Escondido teen frustrated by search
FOX 5 San Diego StaffThe family of missing teen Amber DuBois, 14, lashed out Sunday evening at the Escondido Police Department. The family claimed the police aren't doing enough to find Amber and haven't done a good job of following up on leads. Amber's mom Carrie McGonigle...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Escondido, Teen-agers, FBI, Family
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Hoffman, Field and ‘Kramer’ Win Academy Awards
The Daily MirrorApril 15, 1980: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field win Academy Awards for leading roles and “Kramer vs. Kramer” is named the best picture in a ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Mevlyn Douglas and Meryl Streep win the best supporting awards, and... -
Aussie Charmer
![Jacinda Barrett is 5 feet, 10 inches in her stocking feet. She has a teal-colored tattoo on the inside of her right ankle and her face—girlish and soft on film—is carved and somewhat angular in person. Although her chocolate-brown eyes convey a firmness of purpose, Barrett retains the laid-back Aussie charm that helped her make the leap from the cast of MTV's "The Real World: London" to real-life actress on the silver screen.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-03/28180750.jpg "Jacinda Barrett is 5 feet, 10 inches in her stocking feet. She has a teal-colored tattoo on the inside of her right ankle and her face—girlish and soft on film—is carved and somewhat angular in person. Although her chocolate-brown eyes convey a firmness of purpose, Barrett retains the laid-back Aussie charm that helped her make the leap from the cast of MTV's "The Real World: London\" to real-life actress on the silver screen.")
Jessica Gelt is an assistant style editor at West.Jacinda Barrett is 5 feet, 10 inches in her stocking feet. She has a teal-colored tattoo on the inside of her right ankle and her face—girlish and soft on film—is carved and somewhat angular in person. Although her chocolate-brown eyes...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Fashion Shows, Celebrities, Movies, Television Industry
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Movie Review: 'Feast of Love'
![There's something surprisingly right about casting Morgan Freeman as a sad, wise and wistful Shakespearean narrator in "Feast of Love." He never has the chance to play old romantics, though there's often a hint of romance to his best roles, especially when he narrates the film, too.](http://www.zap2it.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2007-09/32789773.jpg "There's something surprisingly right about casting Morgan Freeman as a sad, wise and wistful Shakespearean narrator in "Feast of Love.\" He never has the chance to play old romantics, though there's often a hint of romance to his best roles, especially when he narrates the film, too.")
Zap2It.comThere's something surprisingly right about casting Morgan Freeman as a sad, wise and wistful Shakespearean narrator in "Feast of Love." He never has the chance to play old romantics, though there's often a hint of romance to his best roles, especially...Tags: Greg Kinnear, Billy Burke, Roger Moore, Selma Blair, Entertainment
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Paul Newman: A Legend Dies At 83
SPECIAL TO THE COURANTPaul Newman was a stage actor who became a movie star. A sex symbol who celebrated 50 years of marriage with his second wife. A grieving father who turned to philanthropy after the death of his only son. A citizen activist who campaigned for liberal...Tags: Social Issues, John Huston, Genres, Butch Cassidy, Spaghetti
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Paul Newman's Top 15 Movies
![Paul Newman may be a beloved movie icon to those of us older than, say, 40. But many of the nation's younger moviegoers may have seen only one Newman movie in their lives: "Cars," in which he provides the voice to the old racer Doc Hudson.](http://www.courant.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-09/41635747-29043755.jpg "Paul Newman may be a beloved movie icon to those of us older than, say, 40. But many of the nation's younger moviegoers may have seen only one Newman movie in their lives: "Cars,\" in which he provides the voice to the old racer Doc Hudson.")
Courant Staff WriterPaul Newman may be a beloved movie icon to those of us older than, say, 40. But many of the nation's younger moviegoers may have seen only one Newman movie in their lives: "Cars," in which he provides the voice to the old racer Doc Hudson. They don't...Tags: Gore Vidal, Arts and Culture, William Faulkner, Celebrities, DVDs and Movies
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'Feast of Love'
![Love is a many-splendored thing in Robert Benton's dull romantic fantasy "Feast of Love," though none of its splendors <i>ring</i><i>s</i><i> true.</i> That's because in the Arcadian, storybook Portland<i>, Ore.,</i> in which the movie <i>is</i> set, love is a simple binary system -- it's either on or off, pure or compromised, hot or age-appropriately snuggly. (The last one depends on whether the female half of the couple in question -- or both halves, if they're cute young lesbians -- is young and pretty enough to merit some full frontal nudity and scenes of vigorous sack action.) What it's <i><em style="i">not </em></i>is complicated, or nuanced, or interesting.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-09/32846338.jpg "Love is a many-splendored thing in Robert Benton's dull romantic fantasy "Feast of Love,\" though none of its splendors <i>ring</i><i>s</i><i> true.</i> That's because in the Arcadian, storybook Portland<i>, Ore.,</i> in which the movie <i>is</i> set, love is a simple binary system -- it's either on or off, pure or compromised, hot or age-appropriately snuggly. (The last one depends on whether the female half of the couple in question -- or both halves, if they're cute young lesbians -- is young and pretty enough to merit some full frontal nudity and scenes of vigorous sack action.) What it's <i><em style=\"i\">not </em></i>is complicated, or nuanced, or interesting.")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLove is a many-splendored thing in Robert Benton's dull romantic fantasy "Feast of Love," though none of its splendors rings true. That's because in the Arcadian, storybook Portland, Ore., in which the movie is set, love is a simple binary system -- it'...Tags: Greg Kinnear, Selma Blair, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment, Real Estate Agents
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Writers Guild Dubs 'Casablanca' Top Screenplay
Zap2It.comJulius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch's "Casablanca" script, adapted from the play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison, has been saluted as the greatest screenplay ever by the members of the Writers Guild of America. The...Tags: David Newman, William Goldman, Lawrence Kasdan, Ring Lardner Jr., John Huston
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'The Ice Harvest'
Times Staff WriterJohn Cusack has a boyish demeanor that's disarmingly perfect for playing a crook, while there's something cagey about Billy Bob Thornton that does not exactly inspire trust. Yet in the sly and sophisticated noir comedy "The Ice Harvest," Cusack's Charlie,...Tags: Crimes, John Cusack, Movies, Religious Festivals, Billy Bob Thornton
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Twilight
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday March 6, 1998 Given Hollywood's current emphasis on things dark and murderous, it was only a matter of time before elderly parties wanted a piece of the action. "Twilight," starring 73-year-old Paul Newman, 67-year-old Gene Hackman, 69-year-...Tags: Crimes, Elmer Bernstein, Gene Hackman, Stockard Channing, Liev Schreiber
Dec 4, 2011
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Mar 4, 2007
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Sep 28, 2007
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Sep 27, 2008
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Sep 28, 2007
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Apr 7, 2006
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Nov 23, 2005
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![John Cusack has a boyish demeanor that's disarmingly perfect for playing a crook, while there's something cagey about Billy Bob Thornton that does not exactly inspire trust. Yet in the sly and sophisticated noir comedy "The Ice Harvest," Cusack's Charlie, a Wichita mob lawyer, has just entrusted to his pal Vic (Thornton) $2,147,000 in cash that they have embezzled from Kansas City crime boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). A wintry Christmas Eve is about to descend upon the duo, but in time-honored tradition they intend to flee the cold for a warmer locale.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-11/20626386 "John Cusack has a boyish demeanor that's disarmingly perfect for playing a crook, while there's something cagey about Billy Bob Thornton that does not exactly inspire trust. Yet in the sly and sophisticated noir comedy "The Ice Harvest,\" Cusack's Charlie, a Wichita mob lawyer, has just entrusted to his pal Vic (Thornton) $2,147,000 in cash that they have embezzled from Kansas City crime boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). A wintry Christmas Eve is about to descend upon the duo, but in time-honored tradition they intend to flee the cold for a warmer locale.")
Mar 5, 1998
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