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Solitary confinement's toll
WASHINGTON -- "Zero Dark Thirty," a nominee for Sunday's Oscar as Best Picture, reignited debate about whether the waterboarding of terrorism suspects was torture. This practice, which ended in 2003, was used on only three suspects. Meanwhile, tens of...
Tags: The New York Times, Suicide, U.S. Supreme Court, Punishment, Charles Dickens
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Oscars 2013: Watch live video coverage Sunday — but first, catch up
The 85th Academy Awards are getting closer, and the big question on Oscar watchers' minds is whether "Argo" will sweep this awards season, capping off its run with a best picture win for Ben Affleck's drama about the Iranian hostage crisis. But there'...
Tags: Denzel Washington, Celebrities, Ben Affleck, Twitter, Inc., Flight (movie)
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Critic's Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped
I abhor violence. As a rookie police reporter years ago I saw the damage guns, knives, broken bottles, metal pipes, hands — humans — can inflict. From the terrifyingly premeditated to the unfortunately accidental, those images still have the...
Tags: The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Liam Neeson, Arthur Penn, Oliver Stone, The Hurt Locker (movie)
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Database catalogs movie firearms
This sturdy Austrian had supporting roles in the recent action movies "Skyfall" and "Zero Dark Thirty," the TV western "Justified" and the military video game "Medal of Honor: Warfighter." The ubiquitous performer — actually a semiautomatic pistol...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, University of California, Santa Barbara, Amazon.com Inc., Cattleman's Incorporated, Justified (tv program)
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COLUMN: Solitary confinement comes with a price
Washington Post Writers GroupWASHINGTON -- "Zero Dark Thirty," a nominee for Sunday’s Oscar as Best Picture, reignited debate about whether the waterboarding of terrorism suspects was torture. This practice, which ended in 2003, was used on only three suspects. Meanwhile,...Tags: Washington, DC, George Will, Suicide, The Washington Post, U.S. Supreme Court
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Oscar predictions 2013: Sounding off on sound
Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He tackled the troublesome shorts categories here. Now it's time to peek...Tags: Life of Pi (movie), Gold Standard Incorporated, Academy Awards, Hugo (movie), Les Miserables (movie)
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The 'Argo' factor in this year's Oscar fest
In the week since Oscar nominations were announced, we've sat through two award shows — the Critics' Choice Awards, thrown by a group of junketeers who, according to Anne Hathaway at least, can't even spell the names of their winners right, and...Tags: Ben Affleck, Flight (movie), John Gatins, Human Interest, Amour (movie)
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Camera Ready: Jessica Chastain zeros in on a style
Los Angeles TimesWhen it comes to cultivating a red carpet identity, lead actress nominee Jessica Chastain hasn't exactly been consistent since she burst on the scene in 2011. Last year alone, she went minimalist-modern in coral Calvin Klein at Cannes, evil fairy...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Elie Saab, Alexander McQueen, New York City, Entertainment Events
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SAG Awards 2013: 'Argo' a go-go; Day-Lewis an Oscar frontrunner
"Argo" took home a single prize at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, but it was the one that mattered most. Winning the trophy for performance by a cast in a motion picture, Ben Affleck's CIA drama solidified its status as the front-runner...
Tags: Ben Affleck, Celebrities, John Goodman, Human Interest, Abraham Lincoln
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Now for real insight into Oscars -- by the guilds
The academy liked "Argo," but not its director, Ben Affleck. The Directors Guild of America nominated Affleck, but couldn't find room for "Silver Linings Playbook" auteur David O. Russell, who, naturally, received an Oscar nomination for direction....Tags: Ben Affleck, Celebrities, Les Miserables (musical), Amour (movie), Life of Pi (movie)
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The Gold Standard: Bet a penny on Day-Lewis as Lincoln?
"I am 10 years older than I was a year ago." We believe that's a line Abraham Lincoln said to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the end of "Lincoln." Or it could be something "Lincoln" lead Daniel Day-Lewis wearily muttered during one of the endless Q&As he's done...
Tags: Celebrities, Denzel Washington, Flight (movie), Abraham Lincoln, Amour (movie)
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First Person: Bigelow praises 'Zero Dark Thirty's' Chastain
Editor's note: Taking a moment from her vigilant defense of depicting scenes of torture in "Zero Dark Thirty," director Kathryn Bigelow here addresses something else close to her heart about the film: The power, strength and vulnerability that lead...Tags: Celebrities, Central Intelligence Agency, Kathryn Bigelow, Coriolanus (movie), Take Shelter (movie)
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