Highlights
Julia Roberts has had a steady acting career since the 1980s. Her first major role was in "Mystic Pizza," but her breakthrough hit came with "Pretty Woman." Since then she has been one of Hollywood's most sought-after and highest-paid actresses. Career highlights include tear-jerkers such as "Steel Magnolias," thrillers "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "The Pelican Brief," romantic comedies "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Runaway Bride" and "Notting Hill" and family dramas "Stepmom" and "Something to Talk About." She won an Oscar for her portrayal of real life legal assistant Erin Brockovich, who brought down a power company. Roberts was once married to country singer Lyle Lovett and is now marrie...
Julia Roberts has had a steady acting career since the 1980s. Her first major role was in "Mystic Pizza," but her breakthrough hit came with "Pretty Woman." Since then she has been one of Hollywood's most sought-after and highest-paid actresses. Career highlights include tear-jerkers such as "Steel Magnolias," thrillers "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "The Pelican Brief," romantic comedies "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Runaway Bride" and "Notting Hill" and family dramas "Stepmom" and "Something to Talk About." She won an Oscar for her portrayal of real life legal assistant Erin Brockovich, who brought down a power company. Roberts was once married to country singer Lyle Lovett and is now married to Danny Moder with whom she has three children. Her niece, Emma Roberts, and brother, Eric Roberts, are also actors.
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'The Bachelor' recap, a Tierra-ble night for the ladies
What’s the deal with Tierra? Is she good at playing the game? Crazy? Or just crazy about our Sean? This week started with an immediate Date Card, a one-on-one date for Selma. The card read “Let’s turn up the heat!” Where would...
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Thief of historic documents sentenced to prison
Disgraced collector Barry H. Landau was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in federal prison for stealing thousands of historic documents worth as much as $2.5 million from archives along the East Coast, including one in Baltimore, where the scheme...
Tags: Ken Burns, Thomas Paine, Theft, The Washington Post, Central Intelligence Agency
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The 'Pretty Woman' strategy for political victory
There's a scene in the movie "Pretty Woman" where the kindhearted hooker played by Julia Roberts asks her client, portrayed by Richard Gere: "Who do you want me to be?" Regardless of who she might really be, she realizes that it's far less attractive than...
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Snow White and the Huntsman movie reviews
Reviews for "Snow White and the Huntsman," a dark and violent retelling of the fairy tale, are all over the map. This movie follows the recent release of a comic adaptation -- "Mirror, Mirror" with Julia Roberts and Nathan Lane -- and they couldn't be...
Tags: The Washington Post, Nathan Lane, Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, Movies
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Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, April 15, 2012
NOW PLAYING "21 Jump Street" (R). Two cops join a secret unit and use their youthful appearances to go under cover as high-school students. TownMall Cinemas (1:40, 4:40, 7:40 p.m.) "American Reunion" (R). The "American Pie" gang is back for a reunion....Tags: Liam Neeson, 21 Jump Street (movie), The Cabin in the Woods (movie), American Reunion (movie), Lily Collins
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Mirror Mirror movie reviews
This week's featured adaptation is "Mirror, Mirror," the humorous retelling of the Grimm fairy tale about Snow White and the jealous Queen, and reviews are encouraging. Of course, it won't have a chance of beating the debut of "The Hunger Games," which...
Tags: Lily Collins, Snow White (fictional character), Nathan Lane, Mirror, Mirror (movie), The Hunger Games (movie)
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Operation Italy
It's no surprise that Dr. Ben Carson is a world-class traveler.
Being a world-renowned surgeon who has been named one of the nation's 20 foremost physicians and scientists by CNN and Time Magazine and one of 89 "Living Legends" by the Library of...Tags: CNN (tv network), Broward Health Medical Center, Barbra Streisand, Trips and Vacations, Surgery
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Carroll Movies for Sunday, July 10
now playing "Bad Teacher" (R). Cameron Diaz stars in this comedy centered around a foul-mouthed junior high teacher. With Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel, Lucy Punch and John Michael Higgins. TownMall Cinemas (11:30 a.m., 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:10) "Cars...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Cars 2 (movie), Kevin Spacey, Jason Bateman, Monte Carlo (movie)
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The rich are robbing America blind
We need to cut the national debt, but everyone should share in the pain, especially the people who can afford it most — the rich. How about if we agree to cut the "discretionary" spending and increase taxes on the rich in equal amounts. A 5 percent...Tags: Republican Party
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Ellicott city makeup artist Janice Kinigopoulos offers tips for natural radiance
Janice Kinigopoulos, aka Bridal Babe, discovered her love for makeup as a college junior while working in the cosmetic department at Bloomingdale’s in White Flint. She dropped out of college to pursue a career in makeup artistry and now has a résumé...Tags: Family, Mariska Hargitay, Jodie Foster, Padma Lakshmi, Marriage
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Mirror, Mirror trailer sets up Snow White movie duel
The new trailer for "Mirror, Mirror," sets up an intriguing 2012 duel over Snow White movies. MM, with a cast that inclues Julia Roberts and Nathan Lane, is a comic romp.
The other big screen treatment is "Snow White and the Huntsman," starring...Tags: Snow White (fictional character), Nathan Lane, Mirror, Mirror (movie), Snow White and the Huntsman (movie), Charlize Theron
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Richard Gorelick reviews brique
Dining@LargeRichard Gorelick reviews brique in today's Sun.Richard is very impressed by the food at the new Centreville restaurant. And here's what he had to say about the setting:"It's just across from the pretty county courthouse, the state's oldest in continuous.....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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