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George Clooney, Obama's celebrity
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL - Well, that moment of silence for Hurricane Gustav appears to have passed, because the Republican Party is circulating a wire story about George Clooney - noted celebrity - staging a fundraiser for Barack Obama......Tags: Movies, Hurricane Gustav (2008), Britney Spears, Celebrities, Paris Hilton
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Coen brothers' loser is winning over Cannes
CANNES, France — Whatever its commercial fortunes when it opens in the U.S. this December, "Inside Llewyn Davis" already has won the acclaim sought so ardently by the fictional folk singer of its title, the latest charismatic loser in a long,...
Tags: Movies, On the Road (movie), Steven Spielberg, Festive Events, Cannes Film Festival
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Cannes Film Festival preview: New work from perennial favorites
When the 66th Cannes Film Festival opens Wednesday, it'll do so with a big bash of a movie, not in competition, already up and running in the U.S.: Baz Luhrmann's “The Great Gatsby,” based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's...
Tags: Movies, Joel Coen, Bruce Dern, Waltz with Bashir (movie), Robin Wright
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McDonagh sets violently funny 'Seven Psychopaths' in epic desert ★★★
Brutal and often very funny, "Seven Psychopaths" is writer-director Martin McDonagh's answer to "Barton Fink," a crimson yarn that, like that Coen brothers film, imagines what happens in a worst-case-scenario when a Hollywood scribe comes down with...
Tags: Sam Rockwell, A Serious Man (movie), Argo (movie), Criminals, In Bruges (movie)
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What are the best movies based on books?
Less than a year after “The Great Gatsby” was published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald was paid $16,666 for the film rights. “Come and see it all!” beckons the trailer for the silent film. “And enjoy the entertainment thrill of...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Movies, Jane Austen, Tom Tykwer, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Michael Douglas impresses at Cannes with HBO Liberace pic 'Behind the Candelabra'
Michael Douglas’s faaaaabulous portrayal of Liberace won’t be eligible for an Oscar, since the droll Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic “Behind the Candelabra” debuts Sunday on HBO before playing theatrically (and talk about...
Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Movies, Celebrities, Arnaud Desplechin, Culture
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Kings Bowl splits class and kitsch
Of all the things to get me out to International Drive, I never thought it would be bowling. Nothing against bowling, mind you. I have fond memories of the couple of years I played in a league, where my average topped out at a whopping 115. My ineptness...
Tags: International Drive, Bowling
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Video/Q&A: 'A Haunted House' star/co-writer Marlon Wayans
Within the first three minutes of our conversation, Marlon Wayans mocks my shoes, imagines an ethnically diverse array of naked women surrounding him, describes the peaceful way to strangle a cow and his plan to delay sitting on the toilet in order to...
Tags: Movies, French Toast, Britney Spears, Marlon Wayans, Culture
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Album review: Bob Dylan, 'Tempest'
3.5 stars (out of 4) It’s official. On his latest album, “Tempest” (Columbia), Bob Dylan has become Tommy Lee Jones in “No Country for Old Men.” Like Jones in the Coen brothers’ 2007 film adaptation of Cormac...
Tags: Muddy Waters, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Poetry, Music
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California slaughterhouse should have hired Anton Chigurh
Neal Carpenter of Mechanicsburg has a mean streak, which, obviously, he must have inherited from his mother. In any case, he seemed to enjoy discussing the latest news from Hanford, Calif., where a calamity threatened an exquisite dining establishment ...Tags: Civil Rights, Animal, South Whitehall Township, Electronics, Food Industry
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'Bernie' review: The expression "Truth is stranger than fiction," dangling on the edge of Texas
*** (out of four) Other filmmakers would condescend to the small-town folks of Carthage, Texas, who provide running commentary throughout the true-life tale in “Bernie.” Not Richard Linklater, though. The “Dazed and Confused”...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Movies, Bernie (movie), Shirley MacLaine, Jack Black
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'Footnote' review: Discard your invitation to this petty party
*1/2 (out of four)
The Israeli drama “Footnote” was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars. Not only did it not deserve to win (the brilliant Iranian film “A Separation” took the prize) but it...Tags: Autism, Movies, Lior Ashkenazi, Entertainment Events, Footnote (movie)
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