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Courtney Not Quite Right About Connecticut And Slavery
The Hartford CourantCongressman Joe Courtney recently wrote a letter to director Steven Spielberg insisting that he had made a mistake in his film "Lincoln": "I was on the edge of my seat during the roll call vote on the ratification of the 13th Amendment outlawing...Tags: Movies, Politics, Joe Courtney, American Civil War (1861-1865), Steven Spielberg
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'Argo' wins USC Libraries Scripter Award for writing
"Argo" continues to rack up prizes: On Saturday evening, Ben Affleck's drama set during the Iranian hostage crisis picked up the 25th annual Scripter Award, which honors the best adapted screenplay, as well as the author of the material on which it was...Tags: Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Argo (movie), Central Intelligence Agency, Screen Actors Guild, Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
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Gordon Davidson is still giving to theater
Founder of the Mark Taper Forum, éminence grise of the regional theater movement, crusading champion of Los Angeles theater, Gordon Davidson was put in an unusual position last fall at USC's School of Dramatic Arts: He had to explain who he was to a group...
Tags: Students, Entertainment Events, Education, Charlayne Woodard, Tony Awards
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Congressman who criticized 'Lincoln' calls Affleck theory 'hilarious'
Rep. Joe Courtney (D.-Conn.) understands it looks a little strange that he issued a letter chastising Steven Spielberg when it was Ben Affleck who helped him get elected. But he finds the idea that Affleck put him up to it — or that he took it upon...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Movies, Joe Courtney, Argo (movie), U.S. Congress
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Anna Deavere Smith wins $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Anna Deavere Smith, famed for creating one-woman, documentary theater pieces about taut social issues in which she portrays multiple people she’s interviewed, has won the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most lucrative awards in...
Tags: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Celebrities, Los Angeles Riots (1992), New York University, Laurie Anderson
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Letter: Ancient mechanical law supports idea of unconditional equality
As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, we are reminded that equality is unconditional, something we basically knew from the start. And it wasn't born out of the Great Charter of the Liberties of England, or the Magna Carta; the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Movies, Martin Luther King Jr., Slavery, Entertainment
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Marathon plays stand the test of time
Call it "Long Day's Journey Into Intermission." Or maybe "Waiting ... and Waiting ... and Waiting for Godot." It is the marathon play or performance piece, the theatrical equivalent of the Tour de France or the nine-course prix fixe menu at the French...
Tags: George Bernard Shaw, Robert Wilson, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, William Shakespeare
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85th Academy Award nominations favor Spielberg, highlight “Beasts”
Channel Guide MagazineSpielberg, Day-Lewis, Washington … Quvenzhané? The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning in Hollywood, contained some longtime favorites, as well as some surprising newcomers. Director Steven Spielberg's... -
Herald-Mail announces annual Oscar Picks
Chances are most people won't ever have the chance to hold an Oscar statue, but one Herald-Mail reader will want to get his or her acceptance speech ready on Sunday, Feb. 24. That's when he or she correctly identifies the most winners in the 10...
Tags: Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Anne Hathaway, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Orlando Shakespeare Theater plans biggest production ever -- a 2-night play
Big news out of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater today. And by big news, I mean a play that clocks in at 6 and a half hours, with 30 actors playing more than 150 characters. Headlining the Shakes' 25th anniversary season in 2013-14 will be a two-part...
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On a high note with composer Peter Eötvös
The music of Hungarian composer Peter Eötvös isn't "easy" in any conventional sense. A typical Eötvös piece sets the listener adrift through swaths of treacherous soundscapes and shimmering dissonance, usually without the aid of melody. Though often...Tags: Entertainment Events, Three Sisters (movie), Awards and Prizes, AIDS, Music
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British Academy of Film and Television Awards complete nomination list
Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" earned 10 nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards early -- including best film, actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, supporting actor for Tommy Lee Jones and supporting actress for Sally Field -- while Tom Hooper's musical ...
Tags: Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Anne Hathaway, Simon Chinn, Moonrise Kingdom (movie), The Muppets (movie)
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