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Tarantino wins screenplay Oscar; the press room gasps
The Baltimore SunQuentin Tarantino, Hollywood's reigning enfant terrible, seems to have some fans in the motion picture academy -- and in the pressroom. Tarantino's win, his second (he also won for "Pulp Fiction"), was a bit of a surprise, as it bested pre-Oscar...Tags: Ang Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Amour (movie), Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Django Unchained (movie)
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Travolta on Travolta
'Saturday Night Fever' (1977) Travolta earned his first Oscar nomination — and proved he was more than Vinnie Barbarino on TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter" — as the Brooklyn teenager who becomes a big man on the disco dance floor. "It was a...Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone, Debra Winger, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Savages (movie)
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John Travolta shares memories of 'Hairspray,' 'Pulp Fiction' and other films
A slimmed-down Edna Turnblad shared the stage with her creator, John Waters, last night, much to the delight of scores of star-crazed fans. Well, it wasn't exactly Edna, the zaftig stage mom from Waters' "Hairspray," who took to the stage at the Maryland...
Tags: V (tv program), John Waters, John Travolta, Cal Ripken, Jr., Morris A. Mechanic Theatre
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When it comes to Baltimore, Travolta does it his way
John Travolta knew what he wanted to do with the role of Edna Turnblad, the zaftig housewife at the center of "Hairspray." The movie's producers, however, weren't so sure. Especially when he insisted on using a Bawlamer accent. "I got fought on it, by...
Tags: Barry Levinson, Highlandtown, Baltimore Red Line, John Waters, John Travolta
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Travolta, Waters to appear on stage together in Baltimore
Oscar-nominated actor John Travolta will sit down for a public conversation with John Waters at Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art. The man who created Edna Turnblad and the actor who brought the zaftig housewife of "Hairspray" to full-...
Tags: Oliver Stone, John Waters, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (movie, 2009), John Travolta, Music
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'Dancing With the Stars recap: Movie night
Reality CheckOn tonight's Dancing With the Stars, it's all about the music of the big screen. What excitement!First up are Niecy Nash and Louis Van Amstel with a jive to "La Bamba." She is upset that she got called boring last......Tags: Tom Cruise, Television, Niecy Nash, John Travolta, Kate Gosselin
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John Waters interview excerpts
Two weeks before the opening of the new movie musical Hairspray, based on the 2002 Broadway musical smash based on John Waters' 1988 surprise hit comedy, Waters talked on the phone to Sun movie critic Michael Sragow about his delight with every version...Tags: Sonny Bono, Death, Comedy (genre), Highlandtown, John Waters
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Hopelessly devoted to John Travolta
Sun StaffAll week long, young and old, they've come to Middle River to pay homage to Vinnie Barbarino of television's Sweathogs fame. Or Danny Zuko from the movie Grease. But mostly it was, in the collective mind's eye of the fans who lined up daily by the...Tags: Kitty Hawk, Television, U.S. Air Force, Arts, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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'Ladder 49' actor enjoys his relative anonymity for now
Sun StaffMorris Chestnut didn't pursue acting for its elusive promise of fame and glory. Though recently, a steady flow of roles in mainstream films has kept Chestnut's resume growing, the thought of becoming a household name doesn't charm him at all. Right now,...Tags: Tom Cruise, Television, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Thriller (genre), Jim Carrey
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