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Michael Pate, 88; Australian film, TV actor
Australian actor Michael Pate, who appeared in dozens of films and was a regular guest star on U.S. television shows in the 1950s and '60s, died Monday in Australia of respiratory failure. He was 88. Pate died at Gosford Hospital in New South Wales after...Tags: Celebrity, Medical Conditions, Film Festivals, Death and Dying
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Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed, an actor and singer, has died of emphysema complications at 71. His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday. "He's one of the greatest entertainers in the world. That's the way I feel...Tags: Adam Sandler, Dolly Parton, Music Industry, Chet Atkins, Dean Martin
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Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71
The Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no relation to the star, said Reed...Tags: Adam Sandler, Dolly Parton, Music Industry, Chet Atkins, Dean Martin
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Flying melons? Pigs will be jealous
Didn't your mother tell you not to play with your food? Seems the folks in Lake in the Hills didn't get that memo. How else can you explain the Melon Propellin' contest as part of the village's Summer Sunset Fest? Play like Mel Gibson in "Braveheart"...Tags: Sunset Park
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Detective tale meets literary fiction, but is it too timely?
The fall of a presidential election year is rarely a good time to publish fiction. We're in the season of nonfiction titles: White House memoirs, Presidential biographies and partisan tracts. Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" was a rare exception,...Tags: Bob Dylan, Fiction, Laura Bush, Political Candidates, Stephen Colbert
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Internet radio from Greenacres presents Jewish education
Forum Publishing GroupSome of Matt Auerbach's previous writing credits include his work with VH1, MTV and Comedy Central, where he was the head writer for Jon Stewart's first show, "Short Attention Span Theater." Today, Auerbach is a producer for "Deco Drive," on Miami Fox-...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Judaism, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Religious Leaders
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Comedy in droves from across the pond
Special to the SentinelI'm enjoying the Brit gents, who, to me, are bringing more humor and wit to movie comedies than Americans Seth Rogen, Dane Cook and, of course, Adam the Terrible. I just saw Brit Steve Coogan in Hamlet 2 and laughed most of the way through. He's...Tags: Tropic Thunder, The Office, Elisabeth Shue, Jeff Bridges, Seth Rogen
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For 'Death Race' remake, director Paul W.S. Anderson was driven to ramp up the mayhem
Special to The TimesOn a Monday in late August 1995 -- after "Mortal Kombat" was the top-grossing movie of the weekend -- the film's then-30-year-old director, Paul W.S. Anderson, had lunch with the king of exploitation films, Roger Corman, who asked him, "What do you want...Tags: Vehicles, Jude Law, Prisons, Assault, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Robert DeNiro Joins Mel Gibson in 'Darkness'
Zap2It.comRobert De Niro is expected to join the cast of "Edge of Darkness," Mel Gibson's return to big screen acting. Production on "Edge of Darkness" will begin later this month in Massachusetts, with Martin Campbell directing the adaptation of the acclaimed...Tags: Righteous Kill, Robert De Niro, Robert DeNiro, Murder
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Celebs at Odds with Bratton Over Paparazzi Crackdown
KTLA-TVLOS ANGELES -- It's a growing problem that brought actors, musicians and a city councilman to a meeting on how to curb aggressive paparazzi. But one person who was not in attendance at Thursday's meeting was Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton....Tags: Public Officials, Brad Pitt, Photography, Celebrity, Studio City
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A big summer for the seasoned stars
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSOME might remember summer 2008 as the season of " The Dark Knight." Others will declare it the moment chicks flexed their muscles and brought hordes of cosmo-drinking mamas into the cineplex. I'm going to remember 2008 as "Revenge of the Geezers." OK,...Tags: Unions, Robert Downey Jr., Celebrity, Bruce Willis, John Sayles
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Travel Channel ushers in Olympics with China Week
Send e-mail to diane@tvworthwatching.comOff the Wall is going for the gold, too. DAVID HASSELHOFF'S WORLD PREMIERE MOVIE. You wanna see it. You know you do. As if the "Knight Rider"/ "Baywatch"/"America's Got Talent"/tabloid star wasn't enough lure, here's the title: "Anaconda 3" (tonight at...Tags: Natalie Portman, Heroes, Michael Caine, Multi-Sport Events, George Clooney
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