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How Josh Gad was almost Cameron, and Sarah Palin led Jason Winer to '1600 Penn'
Talk about instant success. Baltimore native Jason Winer doesn't even have a name yet for his Hollywood production company. But he and his two co-creators, "The Book of Mormon" Broadway star Josh Gad and former White House speechwriter Jon Lovett, already...Tags: Modern Family (tv program), Comedy (genre), Barack Obama, 1600 Penn (tv program), Fox Broadcasting Company
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'Crooked Arrows,' the first lacrosse film, took a winding path
When it comes to lacrosse, all roads lead to Baltimore: That's key to the history of "Crooked Arrows," the first mainstream feature about the sport. It involves a stream of small investors and one genuine big-screen superhero — Brandon Routh, star...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Entertainment Events, J. Todd Harris, Academy Awards
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Jason Winer's '1600 Penn' sitcom wins midseason spot on NBC
The Baltimore SunIt's pilot pickup time in Hollywood, and Baltimore's Jason Winer got some good news yesterday with an order from NBC for 13 episodes of "1600 Penn," a political comedy that he co-created, directs and executive produces. The series will introduced as a...Tags: Modern Family (tv program), Comedy (genre), Robin Wright, Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (tv program)
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'Ben-Hur': Still going well beyond the material
Pity the poor film lovers who blew their entire month's movie budget on the latest "Star Wars" box set. This week, for roughly the same price, they could have owned a cinema milestone superior to "Star Wars" in just about every way — William Wyler's...Tags: MGM Inc., Blu-ray Discs, Julie Taymor, Sesame Street (tv program), Ramon Novarro
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From Sun Magazine: Behind the scenes with 'Modern Family,' the sitcom's new savior
Jason Winer was directing Julie Bowen on first episode of "Modern Family" when inspiration struck.
"In the initial draft, Julie's character was described as mildly controlling and neurotic," Winer says of the suburban sitcom mom. "But what she didn't...Tags: Up All Night (tv program), The New Girl (tv program), Comedy (genre), Genres, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Getting a little sci-fi action for Father's Day
Poor California has suffered its share of unnatural disasters at the movies — everything from giant ants and radiated octopuses to body-snatching space pods and English-mangling Terminators. So it's good to see someone finally sending in the Marines...Tags: Comedy (genre), Walter Hill, Armed Forces, Father's Day, Jason Sudeikis
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'Insidious' should scare off the summertime blahs
A little boy lost in unknown waters, a father's perilous journey to retrieve him — no, it's not "Finding Nemo." In this case, we're talking about 2011's best horror film to date, arriving July 12 on DVD and Blu-ray.
"Insidious" (Sony Pictures...Tags: Bill Murray, Saw (movie), Ron Perlman, Genes and Chromosomes, The Warrior's Way (movie)
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Cinema without borders: Placing a new world order
Foreign films are definitely among the good things in life that come to those who wait. Today, any home can be an art house. You can satisfy your wanderlust without sweating passports or custom forms. Indeed, the best foreign directors often place a...Tags: Miral (movie), Dance, Kyle MacLachlan, Ice Cube, Freida Pinto
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'Alien' once again bursts onto the big screen, at the Charles
When Walter Hill was flipping through the first 40 pages of the science fiction/horror script that became "Alien," he considered it turgid, a snooze.
"I thought it was just terrible," said Hill, who co-wrote and co-produced the movie with his partner,...Tags: Charles Street, African Americans, Walter Hill, Ridley Scott, Ian Holm
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New 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Trailer Puts the Bite on History
ReutersAbraham May 29 (TheWrap.com) - Lincoln: Great Emancipator. Top-flight log-cabin builder. Slayer of the undead? The latest trailer for the 20th Century Fox offering "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" capped off Memorial Day weekend with a patriotic twist,...Tags: Memorial Day, Vampires (supernatural entitiess), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (movie), Benjamin Walker
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'Men in Black 3' is latest show of film studios' marketing in China
BEIJING — Will Smith appeared live in Beijing last week, talking via Skype, on a giant movie screen, with Chinese moviegoers who had just watched him star in "Men in Black 3."
The virtual appearance of one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors —...Tags: Beijing (China), Media Industry, Titanic (movie, 1997), Will Smith, Advertising
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Amazon bows 'Never Before on DVD' store: Retailer to offer more than 2,000 titles as on-demand discs
VarietyAmazon has launched a "Never Before on DVD" store, in collaboration with the major studios, to sell films and TV shows that are only replicated on disc when ordered. The retailer is using CreateSpace's DVD-on-demand service to fulfill the orders....Tags: MGM Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., ABC (tv network), DVDs and Movies, CBS Corp.
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