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Albert Brooks on his new futuristic novel: I wanted it to read like a news story
The Big PictureIt’s hard not to argue, with only the smallest apology to Larry David, that Albert Brooks has the most distinct comic voice of his generation. When we were talking the other day, just after the announcement that Osama bin Laden...... -
Betty White reflects on a golden career
Gold DerbyBetty White is one of the true pioneers of television, making her debut on the nascent medium in 1939. More than seven decades on and she remains a star of the small screen, headlining a new sitcom, "Hot in Cleveland," which debuted to record ratings... -
Will playing 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher finally win Oscar gold once more for Meryl Streep?
Gold DerbyAs reported by Borys Kit in the Hollywood Reporter, "Meryl Streep is in talks to reteam with her 'Mamma Mia!' director Phyllida Lloyd for 'Thatcher,' a biopic of the controversial and long-governing former British prime minister. Jim Broadbent is in talks... -
Bernie West dies at 92; writer and producer on 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'
Bernie West, a writer and producer on such TV shows as " All in the Family," "The Jeffersons" and "Three's Company" during a wide-ranging show business career, has died. He was 92.
West died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills of complications from...Tags: Broadway Theater, CBS Corp., All in the Family (tv program) , Comedy (genre), Colleges and Universities
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Movies just don't matter
Neal Gabler, a senior fellow at the Norman Lear Center at USC Annenberg, is the author of "Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality."Now is the summer of Hollywood's discontent. There are plenty of theories about why box office and attendance are down, and most have an element of truth. But the real reason may be a culturally momentous change. Over the last 10 years or so, being...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Movies, Tom Cruise, Today (tv program), DVDs and Movies
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Pump genius into our park
Martin Kaplan is associate dean of the USC Annenberg School and director of The Norman Lear Center (www.learcenter.org), which studies the impact of entertainment on society.The announcement last week that architect Frank O. Gehry has been asked to design a 40- to 50-story skyscraper, to be built in the space next to his Disney Hall as part of downtown Los Angeles' $1.8-billion Grand Avenue project, offers a new opportunity...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Edward Ruscha, Central Park, Architecture, University of Southern California
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Does Iraq need more debate?
MARTIN KAPLAN is associate dean of the USC Annenberg School, where he directs the Norman Lear Center (learcenter.org).EVERYONE SAYS WE need a national debate on Iraq. Left, right, politicos, pundits, editorial writers, academics. If ever there was a universally held position, it's the belief that holding a national debate on Iraq is just the thing for what ails us in the...Tags: Jim Wallis, Jon Stewart, John Kerry, University of Southern California, Newt Gingrich
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A driven dreamer
Times Staff WriterWalt DISNEY'S ashes are buried in a Forest Lawn mausoleum, in a private garden. Standing nearby, in a patch of flowers, is a small white statue of Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid. The setting might strike some as a coincidence, since Disney's...Tags: Movies, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Disneyland Park, Children, Biography (genre)
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Movie review: 'Protocols of Zion'
1½ stars (out of four) In "Protocols of Zion," documentary filmmaker Marc Levin begins his elusive search for the cause of persistent anti-Semitism by asking: Why do millions of people around the world blame "the Jews" for Sept. 11? Inspired by a New...Tags: Movies, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Rob Reiner, Larry David, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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'American Dad'
Zap2It.comSeth MacFarlane, the creative mastermind on "Family Guy," was one of the co-creators of FOX's companion series "American Dad," which premiered last year after the Super Bowl. The Smiths, the central family in "American Dad," have more than just...Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Fox Broadcasting Company, All in the Family (tv program) , Comedy (genre), DVDs and Movies
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'Sunshine' steals PGA movie award
By Mark Olsen, The Envelope"Little Miss Sunshine" was awarded the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures Saturday night as part of the 2007 Producers Guild of America Awards. Presented by Tom Cruise in a ceremony at the Century Plaza Hotel, the...Tags: Movies, Bill Maher, Tom Cruise, Salma Hayek, Sundance Film Festival
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'Ugly Betty' Hopes for Swandom
Zap2It.com"Ugly Betty" is poised to become one of the potential beauties of the new television season. With actress Salma Hayek among its executive producers, ABC's adaptation of the Latin American telenovela "Yo Soy Betty La Fea" is nearing its premiere with some...Tags: Salma Hayek, Alan Dale, The Office (tv program), Comedy (genre), Eric Mabius
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