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Tim Adler leads an unauthorized tour in 'The House of Redgrave'
On Jan. 30, 1937, Michael Redgrave was performing the role of Laertes in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the Old Vic in London. After the performance, Laurence Olivier stepped onto the stage to announce, "Ladies and gentleman, tonight a great actress was born:...Tags: Natasha Richardson, Tony Richardson, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, AIDS
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Easter 2013 TV programming
Channel Guide MagazineEaster 2013 is Sunday, March 31. Here are some of the notable new and returning shows, specials and movies airing over the next week to help you and your family enjoy the Easter 2013 season, if you celebrate. All times are Eastern; programming is... -
Riveting 'Emperor' gets some dry revisions ★★
"I don't need a history lesson, Your Excellency," the true-blue American general tells Emperor Hirohito's ex-prime minister when he lectures his inquisitor about the bloody imperialist actions of Great Britain and America, along with Japan, in the new...
Tags: Matthew Fox, Movies, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emperor (movie), Literature
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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: Spencer Tracy, Movies, The Sessions (movie), David Lean, Amour (movie)
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What Abraham Lincoln learned from Richard III
Viewed from the American side of the water, the fanfare about the discovery of the bones of the last Plantagenet monarch probably seems a bit quaint. Having determined that the remains found in Leicester, U.K., a few months back are indeed those of...Tags: England, Abraham Lincoln, Yale University, White House, Mahmoud Abbas
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All along, a force was with Alec Guinness
For millions of young "Star Wars" fans, and some not so young, Alec Guinness is the man who played Obi-Wan Kenobi. And that is that. For all they know Guinness only did this in his life: expound on the glories of The Force and get Mark Hamill up to...
Tags: Movies, Mark Hamill, Star Wars (movie), Alec Guinness, David Lean
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Christopher Plummer To Receive Monte Cristo Award
Hartford CourantOscar, Emmy and Tony Award winner Christopher Plummer will be honored this spring with the Monte Cristo Award from the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Plummer will receive the award at a fundraiser in at the Edison Ballroom in New York...Tags: Harold Prince, A Beautiful Mind (movie), Karl Malden, PBS (tv network), Christopher Plummer
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Holiday TV religious programming 2012
Channel Guide MagazineFrom the Pope's Christmas Day message to an airing of the memorable 1977 Jesus of Nazareth miniseries, here is some of the religious programming airing over the next few weeks, throughout the holiday season. All times Eastern. Check back for updates and... -
Video/Q&A: 'A Haunted House' star/co-writer Marlon Wayans
Within the first three minutes of our conversation, Marlon Wayans mocks my shoes, imagines an ethnically diverse array of naked women surrounding him, describes the peaceful way to strangle a cow and his plan to delay sitting on the toilet in order to...
Tags: Movies, Organized Crime, Culture, Enya, Belief and Faith
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Lots of pink colors 'Legally Blonde'
First, take some pink. Add an overly enthusiastic sorority queen, two very cute puppies, pink, singing, dancing, murder, UPS, a pool boy, pink, Harvard Law School, and oh yeah, more pink. Mix it all together and you have the perfect recipe for The...Tags: Music, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Criminal Laws, Health and Safety at School
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50 Ways Marilyn Monroe Has Been Kept Alive For 50 Years
ReutersAug 03 (TheWrap.com) - There's a moment at the end of the promo reel for "Love, Marilyn," an upcoming Marilyn Monroe documentary that will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, when Uma Thurman, speaking in words that were written by Monroe, almost...Tags: Andy Warhol, Katharine McPhee, Charlize Theron, Movies, Toronto (Canada)
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'Homeland' targets, hits jittery part of national psyche in season two opener
The Baltimore SunTalk about a TV series keeping current with the news. Thirty seconds into the Season 2 opener of Showtime’s “Homeland,” viewers see the first image of an American embassy under attack in the Middle East. At just over two minutes into...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Movies, Drama (genre), Civil Rights, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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