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Literary forger tells of her success in humorous memoir
Associated Press"She is a bright, talented actress," Noel Coward once wrote of Julie Andrews, "and quite attractive since she dealt with her monstrous English overbite." Pure Coward—except that it isn't. Banged out on an old Olympia typewriter in 1991, this...Tags: Nora Ephron, Dorothy Parker, Gaming, Celebrities, Criminals
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Could 'Virtue' be Biel's big break?
![She's done movies that either weren't finished or went straight to video. The "break-out role" hasn't happened.](http://media.trb.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-05/47074364-27063710-300450.jpg "She's done movies that either weren't finished or went straight to video. The "break-out role\" hasn't happened.")
Sentinel Staff WriterShe's done movies that either weren't finished or went straight to video. The "break-out role" hasn't happened. But just when you write Jessica Biel off as Justin Timberlake's girlfriend, or the new face of Revlon, or more "celebrity" than actress, she...Tags: Revlon Incorporated, Easy Virtue (movie), Celebrities, Roger Moore, Powder Blue (movie)
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Easy Virtue: 4 out of 5 stars
![The director of the bubbly Priscilla, Queen of the Desert tackles the bubbly playwright Noel Coward for Easy Virtue, a loose but spirited adaptation of Coward's scandalous Jazz Age romp. All that bubbling means that some of the froth floats off this confection. But it's still a winning, witty fox trot through the Roaring 20s, when men were men, women were liberating themselves and the "to the manner born" were losing their grip on their manners -- and manors.](http://media.trb.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-06/47073759-19141140.jpg "The director of the bubbly Priscilla, Queen of the Desert tackles the bubbly playwright Noel Coward for Easy Virtue, a loose but spirited adaptation of Coward's scandalous Jazz Age romp. All that bubbling means that some of the froth floats off this confection. But it's still a winning, witty fox trot through the Roaring 20s, when men were men, women were liberating themselves and the "to the manner born\" were losing their grip on their manners -- and manors.")
Sentinel Staff WriterThe director of the bubbly Priscilla, Queen of the Desert tackles the bubbly playwright Noel Coward for Easy Virtue, a loose but spirited adaptation of Coward's scandalous Jazz Age romp. All that bubbling means that some of the froth floats off this...Tags: Twitter, Inc., World War I (1914-1918), Kristin Scott Thomas, Easy Virtue (movie), Prince (music artist)
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Looks Like a Night on Broadway for First Couple
His public schedule listed no official events, so President Barack Obama had plenty of time to devote to being a weekend dad and spouse.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama watched daughter Malia's soccer game for an hour Saturday morning in...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Music Theater, Travel
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Coward's 'Design' often bubbles at Circle Theatre
Special to the TribuneA success de scandale in its 1933 premiere, "Design for Living," Noel Coward's mordantly dark and delicious defense of non-traditional romantic arrangements — or what one character scathingly calls "a three-sided erotic hodgepodge" — still carries...Tags: Lynn Fontanne, Manhattan (New York City), England
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The allure of illusion
Times Staff WriterIs Paris Hilton glamorous? She meets all the criteria. She's young, shiny, obscenely rich and reckless. She does precisely as she likes. She's an heiress. Old money! (Mature, anyway.) She is pure, uncompromised artifice. Noel Coward or Preston Sturges...Tags: Eyewear, Personal Service, Celebrities, Mary Astor, Entertainment
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Hey, Hollywood: Why not work on the L.A. stage?
Theater CriticThere are precious few guarantees in the theater anymore. Boffo playwrights went out with the Neil Simon dinosaurs. A new show by Stephen Sondheim, hands down the greatest living musical theater composer, can't even count on a Broadway booking. The only...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Brothers and Sisters (tv program), August Wilson, Annette Bening, Susan Sarandon
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The secret heart of old Marrakech's old opens up at a historic guesthouse
Times Staff WriterTHERE won't be a sign, and every doorway will look the same. The street won't appear on a map. The taxi driver won't know how to get there. But somewhere near the guesthouse in the heart of the Marrakech medina where you booked a room, a gaggle of...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Jeffrey Richards: big man on Broadway
![On the opening night of the revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms," Kevin Spacey, Naomi Watts and a crush of theatergoers pressed into the St. James Theatre. But the man most instrumental in its transfer from Chicago's Goodman Theatre was nowhere to be seen. Finally, as the lights blinked final warning, lead producer Jeffrey Richards appeared, glad-handing the crowd of theater professionals. The snappy attire, including chic aviator sunglasses, seemed Richards' only concession to his new position as one of Broadway's most powerful producers.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-06/47300283-04111746.jpg "On the opening night of the revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms,\" Kevin Spacey, Naomi Watts and a crush of theatergoers pressed into the St. James Theatre. But the man most instrumental in its transfer from Chicago's Goodman Theatre was nowhere to be seen. Finally, as the lights blinked final warning, lead producer Jeffrey Richards appeared, glad-handing the crowd of theater professionals. The snappy attire, including chic aviator sunglasses, seemed Richards' only concession to his new position as one of Broadway's most powerful producers.")
On the opening night of the revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms," Kevin Spacey, Naomi Watts and a crush of theatergoers pressed into the St. James Theatre. But the man most instrumental in its transfer from Chicago's Goodman Theatre was...Tags: Eyewear, New York, August Wilson, George W. Bush, Naomi Watts
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Milt Program Schedule Sept 08
Staff reporterMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST THE BARN HOUSE Joining us in the studio tonight will be Ed Zotti, the editor of the syndicated column The Straight Dope and author of the new book The Barn House , which tells the story of Zotti attempting to rehab his old Chicago...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Terrorism, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Espionage and Intelligence, Republican National Conventions
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75 achievements Oscar forgot
Tribune movie criticWhen the Oscar nominations come out Tuesday, there are bound to be cries of injustice -- and in many cases, those charges will have merit. Can anyone really defend the exclusion from the Oscar nominee list in various years of movies such as "Some Like...Tags: David Lynch, Documentary (genre), Fiction, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton
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Santa's little helper
More than a few readers have sent messages questioning what, exactly, I value in an automobile. These inquiries have often included helpful suggestions concerning the kind of flying leap I can take and where. Let me explain. What I value in a car is...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Mike Myers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Daimler AG, Entertainment
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