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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: Pulp Fiction (movie), Movies, Literature, Olivia Newton-John, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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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: John Travolta, Pulp Fiction (movie), Movies, Baltimore Red Line, Morris A. Mechanic Theatre
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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: John Travolta, Pulp Fiction (movie), Movies, Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, Entertainment Events
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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-...
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25 movies added to National Film Registry
Baltimore Sun reporterFrom the MIchael Sragow Gets Reel blog: Today the Library of Congress announced 25 more selections for the National Film Registry. The Registry is designed to highlight the American cinema's broad social-cultural significance as well as mark its key...Tags: James Agee, Ritchie Valens, African Americans, Defense, The Front Page (movie)
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Cannes Film Review: 'Grigris'
VarietyWorking-class hoofer Billy Elliot was living the high life compared to "Grigris," the eponymous hero of Chadian writer-helmer Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's typically studied fifth feature. The story of a disabled, dance-crazy young buck whose involvement in an...Tags: Music, Movies, Music Industry, Africa
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PASSINGS: Flynn Robinson, Steve Forrest, Mack Emerman
Flynn Robinson Guard in Lakers 1971 championship team Flynn Robinson, 72, a flashy guard who was a member of the 1971-72 Lakers team that brought Los Angeles its first NBA title, died Thursday at Keck Hospital in Los Angeles from complications related...
Tags: Flynn Robinson, Steve Forrest, Milwaukee Bucks, Pneumonia, Obituaries
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Cruise Trends & Trips: Theater at sea
McClatchy and Tribune NewspapersSpectacular song-and-dance numbers backed by soaring musical scores. Elaborate, encore-worthy set designs. Floors that shift, open and drop. Hundreds of costumes flouncing, floating, shimmering, shaking. Larger than life. Bigger than Broadway. If you're...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tour Operations Industry, Entertainment Events, The Little Mermaid (movie), Rock of Ages (movie)
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2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...
Tags: John Travolta, Mirrors (movie), The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Michelle Shocked, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Oscars 2013: Honoring the movie musical
How could veteran musical producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, whose credits include "Hairspray" and "Footloose," among others, create an Oscars telecast without a tribute to their favored genre? With an introduction by John Travolta, the star of...Tags: John Travolta, Movies, Alain Boublil, Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Hudson
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TV This Week: Feb 17-23: 'Cult' on The CW
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SUNDAY So the Lakers are having a lousy season. But teammates Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard will be hitting the court...
Tags: John Travolta, Los Angeles Lakers, ABC (tv network), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Animal Planet (tv network)
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Warner Bros. to manage Paramount DVD library
Warner Bros. will manage most of Paramount's movie library on DVD, in a first-of-its-kind deal between major studios that reflects the ongoing decline in disc sales. The companies said Thursday that Warner will handle more than 600 titles from Paramount'...
Tags: Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times, Libraries, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., DVDs
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