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'Inside Man'
Zap2It.comThe best Sidney Lumet movie in 25 years is now in theaters. Interestingly, that honor doesn't go to the film that Lumet actually directed (the somewhat disappointing "Find Me Guilty") but to the latest by Spike Lee. "Inside Man," featuring Denzel...Tags: Clive Owen, New York City, Spike Lee, Christopher Plummer, Crime, Law and Justice
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Face Forward
One of the most talked about performances of 2008 is Anne Hathaway’s transcendent turn as Kym, the drug-addicted prodigal daughter returning home for her sister’s wedding in Rachel Getting Married. The film, written by Jenny Lumet and directed by Jonathan...Tags: Film Festivals, Health, Weddings, Academy Awards, Amy Adams
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Neil Leifer knows all the angles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2008 NEW YORK -- For a guy who's a regular at Elaine's and has a standing reservation at Rao's and his own gallery in Vegas and a new book out selling for $400, and now a short doc on Oscar's short list, Neil Leifer still acts like he has...Tags: Raul Julia, Cinema Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Baseball, Francis Ford Coppola
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If it only had a heart
![In the aftermath of Katrina, the sight of an African American family ambushed by a natural disaster can't help carrying political baggage. But racial concerns hardly register in Des McAnuff's update of the unpredictable theatrical twister known as "The Wiz."](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-10/25889497.jpg "In the aftermath of Katrina, the sight of an African American family ambushed by a natural disaster can't help carrying political baggage. But racial concerns hardly register in Des McAnuff's update of the unpredictable theatrical twister known as "The Wiz.\"")
Times Staff WriterIn the aftermath of Katrina, the sight of an African American family ambushed by a natural disaster can't help carrying political baggage. But racial concerns hardly register in Des McAnuff's update of the unpredictable theatrical twister known as "The...Tags: Gaming, L. Frank Baum, David Alan Grier, Carol Kane, Michael Clark
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Sun Shines on Good and Bad of 'Sleeper Cell'
It's Monday, and a merciless late-July sun bounces off white sand and sparkles on rolling surf. The only thing out of place on this perfect Southern California beach day are the tents set up amid the umbrellas and folding chairs, the huge light...Tags: Michael Bay, Civil Unrest, Terrorism, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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'Doom' Director Feeling 'Blue'
Zap2It.comAndrzej Bartkowiak, who recently helmed the big-screen adaptation of the video game "Doom" starring The Rock, will take a less high-profile approach for his next project. The Polish director is in talks to helm the indie thriller "Black and Blue,"...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Death, Jet Li, The Hollywood Reporter
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Vin Diesel's movie makeover
![When "Find Me Guilty," director Sidney Lumet's take on the longest mob trial in U.S. history, debuted last March, posters for the movie had all the earmarks of a comedy: The star, Vin Diesel, was slumped in a prison cell, wearing a sad sack expression, a rumpled suit and a bad hairpiece.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-11/26635695.jpg "When "Find Me Guilty,\" director Sidney Lumet's take on the longest mob trial in U.S. history, debuted last March, posters for the movie had all the earmarks of a comedy: The star, Vin Diesel, was slumped in a prison cell, wearing a sad sack expression, a rumpled suit and a bad hairpiece.")
Times Staff WriterWhen "Find Me Guilty," director Sidney Lumet's take on the longest mob trial in U.S. history, debuted last March, posters for the movie had all the earmarks of a comedy: The star, Vin Diesel, was slumped in a prison cell, wearing a sad sack expression,...Tags: Marlon Brando, Peter Dinklage, Cinema Industry, Ernest Borgnine, Crime, Law and Justice
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That dishwasher scene in 'Rachel Getting Married'? Inspired by real life
!["RACHEL Getting Married," a new movie from director Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway, opened this month and quickly became a surprise hit. In the film, Hathaway plays a recovering drug addict who's released from rehab to join her sister's raucous Connecticut wedding.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-10/42895969-14153517.jpg ""RACHEL Getting Married,\" a new movie from director Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway, opened this month and quickly became a surprise hit. In the film, Hathaway plays a recovering drug addict who's released from rehab to join her sister's raucous Connecticut wedding.")
Special to The Times"RACHEL Getting Married," a new movie from director Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway, opened this month and quickly became a surprise hit. In the film, Hathaway plays a recovering drug addict who's released from rehab to join her sister's raucous...Tags: Rachel Getting Married (movie), Eyewear, Maytag Corp., General Electric Company, Entertainment
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What are 'Hollywood values'?
Today, Andrew Breitbart and David Ehrenstein attempt to define Hollywood values. Yesterday, they discussed the role filmmakers should and do play in the domestic political debate, and Monday they pondered the fall season of antiwar flicks. Later in the...Tags: Cinema Industry, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice, Ang Lee, Joel Schumacher
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'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead ThinkFilm, $27.98 Kelly Masterson's screenplay for "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" elevates the hackneyed "crime story with a jumbled timeline" gimmick by using a fractured narrative to show how people want to...Tags: Judy Davis, Music Industry, Ethan Hawke, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lumet's mastery shines in 'Devil'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFew contemporary American directors have plumbed the problem of morality quite like Sidney Lumet. Then again, few American directors have been contemporary for as long as he has. Lumet is 83, and his career has spanned half a century and more than 40...Tags: Entertainment, Marisa Tomei, Los Angeles Times, Crimes, Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Pilots: NBC's 'LAPD' Recruits Two More
Zap2It.comJohn Wells' cop-show pilot "LAPD" has hired two more officers. Tom Everett Scott and Arija Bareikis have joined the ensemble cast of the NBC drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show follows the lives and work of a group of police officers...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Health, Television Industry, Entertainment, The American Embassy (tv program)
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