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Don't miss: 'The Lion in Winter' at Mad Cow Theatre
Sentinel theater criticWhat: James Goldman's 1966 comic drama The Lion in Winter may have lasted only a couple of months on Broadway. But the 1968 film version — which starred Peter O'Toole as Henry II of England and Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine — was...Tags: Mad Cow Theater, Katharine Hepburn
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Oscar trivia
Economies around the globe are melting down. The U.S. is embroiled in multiple armed conflicts with no easy exits.
So who cares what five Oscar winners have played superheroes in their careers? Chances are, you do. That's why you're reading this. Test...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Batman (fictional character), Sean Connery, Minority Groups, George Clooney
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Maurice Jarre dies at 84; composer for 'Lawrence of Arabia'
Maurice Jarre, the French-born composer who won Oscars for his powerfully evocative scores for the David Lean epics "Lawrence of Arabia, "Doctor Zhivago and "A Passage to India," has died. He was 84.
Jarre died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Malibu...Tags: Academy Awards, Elia Kazan, John Huston, Electronics, Romance (genre)
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'Tudors' Reign Continues at Showtime
Zap2It.comHenry VIII is only on its second wife in the timeline of "The Tudors," so there's plenty more story left to tell. Showtime agrees. The pay-cable network has picked up the Golden Globe-nominated show for a third season, it announced Tuesday (April 22)....Tags: Christianity, Satellite and Cable Service, Roman Catholic, Anne Boleyn
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Final weekend of Florida Film Festival pushes envelope
Sentinel Movie CriticOnly two days left for the 17th annual Florida Film Festival, which concludes Sunday. If you haven't checked it out, you still have plenty of time to see some terrific films. Step one: Go to our festival Web site at OrlandoSentinel.com/...Tags: Harold Pinter, Cinema Industry, Music Theater, Florida Film Festival, Ceremonies
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Lively 'Lion' spotlights royal foibles
Tribune criticHistorical dramas invariably tell us more about the era of their creation than the time under review. In these current days of titillating premium cable, the likes of the Tudors and the Plantagenets have become very sexualized creatures, clawing at each...Tags: Glencoe, Katharine Hepburn
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Billie Piper's 'Secret' is out
Special to The Times"OH, COME on, that's pretty sexy," said IMG Global Media President and former HBO honcho Chris Albrecht at a swank screening room. Everyone had just been exposed to the first two episodes of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," the English television show that...Tags: Britney Spears, National Government, Illnesses, Government, Prostitution
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Best films for a vicarious voyage
Special to The TimesSometimes, when winter lingers in your bones, you probably wish you could get out of Dodge. You long to fly to distant places for great, soul-stirring adventures and palate-pleasing meals bursting with foreign flavors. But how can you travel without plane...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Animals, Casino and Gambling, Ry Cooder, Rivers
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'Rambo' (starring Sylvester Stallone) -- 2 stars
Tribune newspapersThere's something oddly touching about Sylvester Stallone's march down memory lane, dusting off his most iconic characters for another outing after years in mothballs. As with 2006's "Rocky Balboa," the 60-year-old star dons his "Rambo" persona like a...Tags: Assault, Brian Dennehy, Rocky Balboa (fictional character), Celebrity, John Thompson
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History comes alive on 'The Tudors'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNEW YORK -- "The Tudors," the racy, richly appointed series that returns to Showtime on Sunday for its second season, has never purported to be obsessed with authenticity. But creator and executive producer Michael Hirst admitted he took substantial...Tags: Christianity, History, Jane Seymour, Diana, Princess of Wales, Roman Catholic
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'The Tudors' Returns For Season and Wife No. 2
Zap2It.comHistory tells us that, later in his life, England's King Henry VIII became extremely fond of extremely large codpieces -- decorative covers for a man's, er, vital area -- such as the one he's wearing in the portrait of him by Hans Holbein the Younger....Tags: Elizabeth I, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Metal and Mineral, Hans Holbein
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Desire is irrelevant. I am a machine.
"No fate." It's from a movie. To be exact, it's from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," the huge 1991 vehicle for future California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you know your Terminator lore, you know that this sequel took the evil Terminator from the...Tags: Gray Davis, Executive Branch, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting
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