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'Back to 1942'
While their roles in the story are justifiable, the presence of Oscar winners Adrien Brody ("The Pianist") and Tim Robbins ("Mystic River") also helps make this true drama more accessible. The subject is the tragedy of China's Henan province, where more...Tags: The Pianist (movie), China
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Reel Critics: '42' hits a grand slam
It's only April, but a leading contender for this year's Best Picture award is already in a theater near you. "42" is the absolutely compelling story of Jackie Robinson. He was the first African American ever to play Major League Baseball and wore that...
Tags: Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, L.A. Confidential (movie), Baseball
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'Dead Man Down': Noomi Rapace, director team for more darkness
When Noomi Rapace and Niels Arden Oplev first met to discuss adapting the bestselling "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" nearly five years ago, one filmmaker's name kept coming up. "We talked about movies that inspired us, and it always came back to...
Tags: David Fincher, Movies, Prometheus (movie), Noomi Rapace, Fringe (tv program)
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'Trouble With the Curve' about a scout who resists being benched ★★★
Wholly predictable yet serenely enjoyable, "Trouble With the Curve" opens with Gus, the aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout played by Clint Eastwood, standing at the toilet, wondering how long it'll take this time. It's an amusing bit, acknowledging the...
Tags: Clint Eastwood, Movies, Atlanta Braves, Ed Lauter, Baseball
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Peeking in Gillian Flynn's vault of horror
In the early days of their marriage a few years ago, Chicago attorney Brett Nolan and his wife, the thriller novelist Gillian Flynn, were having drinks with a group of friends when Flynn posed a surprising question. "Does anybody have any idea," she asked...
Tags: Mystery (genre), Agatha Christie, Movies, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal
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Living on the dark side
It would not, should not, matter a bit to Dennis Lehane that I am late getting around to his books. Without the benefit of my eyes and credit card, he has had a critically and financially successful career since publishing his first novel, “A...
Tags: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Movies, Clint Eastwood, Laurence Fishburne, Tampa
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'Trouble With the Curve' director keeps focus on film
Clint Eastwood's appearance last month at the Republican National Convention will undoubtedly go down as one of the more amusing moments in the 2012 presidential campaign. His performance-art speech with an empty chair also qualifies as one of the most...
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'Macbeth' Reset As Vietnam Soldiers' Story At Long Wharf
The Hartford CourantEric Ting respects superstitions, especially the one that says you can't say "Macbeth" aloud in a theater without dire consequences. ("The Scottish Play" is used instead.) "I think superstition is a powerful force," says the fate-conscious Ting,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Clint Eastwood, Arts, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Concerts
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Actor Sean Penn Worked to Free American Hikers from Iran
ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - U.S. actor Sean Penn engaged in attempts to secure the release of two Americans freed by Iran this week, flying to Venezuela to ask President Hugo Chavez to intervene with Iran's leader, a source close to the release process said on...Tags: Drama (genre), George W. Bush, Clint Eastwood, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U.S. Department of State
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The Team: Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer
For nearly five decades, J. Edgar Hoover was the face of law enforcement in the U.S., but to most Americans, the longtime Federal Bureau of Investigations director remains an enigma. "J. Edgar," directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as...Tags: Naomi Watts, The Departed (movie), Clint Eastwood, Movies, On the Waterfront (movie)
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