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Billie Joe Armstrong, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried catch 'Next to Normal'
Ministry of GossipYou'll have to excuse audience members at the Ahmanson Theatre on Sunday night for doing a double-take at the guests in seats K19 and 20. After all, the musical "Next to Normal," about a clinically depressed, bipolar woman (played by...... -
Friday's TV Talk Shows
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of July 25 - 30 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here The Early Show Cyndi Lauper performs. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today...... -
Tuesday's TV Talk Shows
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Aug. 15 - 21 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here The Early Show Chef Richard Ruskell. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today...... -
Playing by Heart
TIMES STAFF WRITERWednesday December 30, 1998 Willard Carroll's "Playing by Heart" is a fine example of the traditional-style, multicharacter love story featuring an all-star ensemble cast, beautifully headed in this case by Gena Rowlands and Sean Connery. In...Tags: Bob Weinstein, Movies, Anthony Edwards, Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski
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'Connie and Carla'
!["Connie and Carla" proves Nia Vardalos, creator and star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," was no flash in the pan. Boldly reworking the "Some Like It Hot" plot, with a nod to "Victor/Victoria" and "La Cage aux Folles," Vardalos has come up with a crowd-pleaser that is entirely her own, and in the process has written terrific parts for herself and Toni Collette. In Michael Lembeck, Vardalos has found the ideal director to respect her all-stops-out, heart-on-her-sleeve sensibility yet temper it with nuance and variety. The result is pure, unabashed and unpretentious entertainment of a sort once a staple of the movies but now rare.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-04/12252154.jpg ""Connie and Carla\" proves Nia Vardalos, creator and star of \"My Big Fat Greek Wedding,\" was no flash in the pan. Boldly reworking the \"Some Like It Hot\" plot, with a nod to \"Victor/Victoria\" and \"La Cage aux Folles,\" Vardalos has come up with a crowd-pleaser that is entirely her own, and in the process has written terrific parts for herself and Toni Collette. In Michael Lembeck, Vardalos has found the ideal director to respect her all-stops-out, heart-on-her-sleeve sensibility yet temper it with nuance and variety. The result is pure, unabashed and unpretentious entertainment of a sort once a staple of the movies but now rare.")
Times Staff Writer"Connie and Carla" proves Nia Vardalos, creator and star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," was no flash in the pan. Boldly reworking the "Some Like It Hot" plot, with a nod to "Victor/Victoria" and "La Cage aux Folles," Vardalos has come up with a crowd-...Tags: Jack Lemmon, Movies, Dining and Drinking, Assault, Entertainment
Nov 29, 2010
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Dec 30, 1998
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Apr 16, 2004
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