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Absolute Power (1997)
Clint Eastwood stars as the sensitive thief who can save the entire American political system from complete corruption. Too bad he wasn't around during the Reagan administration. Eastwood discovers presidential corruption during...Tags: Gene Kelly, Norman Jewison, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Dining and Drinking, Thanksgiving
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Mad Cow Theatre opens 'Enchanted April'
"Enchanted April" springs to life once again, this time in a Mad Cow Theatre production. The female-bonding comedy got its start in 1922 as Elizabeth von Arnim's novel "The Enchanted April," a story of two frustrated housewives who flee bleak London...
Tags: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson, Mad Cow Theater, Polly Walker, Golden Globe Awards
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Season Preview: Mad Cow Theatre
Mad Cow Theatre's next season will combine classic plays such as"Death of a Salesman" with the big-name musical "Dreamgirls" and the just-closed Broadway offering"Other Desert Cities." It's a season high on name recognition with works by Neil Simon,...
Tags: Other Desert Cities (play), Academy Awards, Jennifer Hudson, Arthur Miller, Romance (genre)
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Maria Schneider: 1952-2011
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelMaria Schneider, the object of Marlon Brando's desire in the notoriously arty and notoriously notorious “Last Tango in Paris” has died. She'd suffered from cancer for years, her family says. She was also in “The Passenger,” and a... -
10 closest Oscar races in the past 20 years
Gold DerbyOne of the shrewdest Oscarologists on the planet is Tariq Khan of Fox News, who often generously shares his views of current and past derbies with Gold Derby readers. Here he takes a nostalgic look at the past two decades, offering his take on the most... -
Inside track: TV comedy races at the Golden Globes
Gold DerbyObviously, you've already been impressed and dazzled by our handicapping of the Golden Globe races for best drama series. Below — our take on who'll score nominations for best comedy series and lead actor and actress next Tuesday morning when bids are... -
Friday's TV Highlights
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Dec. 13 - 19, in PDF format This week's TV Movies PEACEMAKER: Elena (Nina Dobrev) tries to keep the peace in this repeat episode of the 'The Vampire Diaries,' at...... -
'The Mountaintop,' 'Spring Awakening' among Olivier Award winners
Culture MonsterThis was the year that the Olivier Awards officially went global. Britain's highest theater honor -- its equivalent of the Tonys on Broadway -- launched the first webcast of its glittery award ceremony from London on Sunday evening. Technically, the...... -
Movie Review: 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'
Motion picture studios are always looking for the next great film franchise. It is one thing to have a movie that generates big bucks. But, movies with sequels are money in the bank again and again.
The search has ended for Paramount. The studio has...Tags: Nick Nolte, Movies, Luxury Vehicles, Mary-Louise Parker
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'The Spiderwick Chronicles'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2008 With character names like Hogsqueal, Mulgarath and Thimbletack, it's got to be derivative. So it's not altogether surprising that Mark Waters' ("Freaky Friday," "Mean Girls") adaptation of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" suffers slightly...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Tomatoes, Nick Nolte, Seth Rogen, George Romero
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'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'
Times Staff WriterIn "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont," Joan Plowright plays an elderly widow who moves to London in search of culture, like minds and the company of her only grandson, Desmond. But the elegant hotel she anticipated turns out to be a shabby pensioners home,...Tags: Agatha Christie, Republic of Ireland, IBM, Jean-Paul Sartre, Mike Leigh
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Movie review: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'
Tribune movie critic2 stars (out of four) Joan Plowright got through "Last Action Hero" and "Dennis the Menace" without smudging her reputation, and in a near fatally genteel mode "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont" won't dent it, either. In this adaptation of the 1971 novel,...Tags: Republic of Ireland, Movies, Sex and the City (movie), Michael Phillips
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