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Chinese want a piece of movie 'Action!'
When you have a movie calling for 700 eunuchs, it's good to live in a country with a potential pool of more than 1 billion extras. And this is the place to find them: at the gates of a nondescript compound on the north Third Ring Road called the Beijing...Tags: Labor Legislation, Celebrity, Mickey Mouse, Television, Movies
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Humorist Russell pokes fun at politics, personal life
Of The Morning CallMark Russell was on the State Theatre stage for less than a minute when he shared a bit of personal good news with the crowded house: "I finally paid off my student loans," beamed the 76-year-old humorist. The audience, many in the same demographic as...Tags: Government, Heads of State, Hawaii, Theater, Alaska
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No politician is spared when Mark Russell hits the stage
Of The Morning CallMark Russell was on the State Theatre stage for less than a minute when he shared a bit of personal good news with the crowded house: ''I finally paid off my student loans,'' beamed the 76-year-old humorist. The audience, many in the same demographic...Tags: Hawaii, Alaska, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain
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Obama-Mia A Hit For Capitol Steps
Of The Morning CallThis time last year, the Capitol Steps were singing a ditty called "McCain's Campaign (Is Plainly Down the Drain)" set to the tune of "The Rain in Spain" from the musical "My Fair Lady." "The presidential race was going to be Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Utah, Bill Ayers, John Edwards, Kris Kristofferson
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'Being green' wasn't always a prized quality
Today, like every other journalist in America desperate to come up with something before deadline, I have for you all a nagging article about "How To Be Green." Green is something people want to be nowadays, which I never would have believed when I was a...Tags: Book, Television, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Father's Day, Meryl Streep
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A royal role for Crawford
A movie that cuts closer to the soul of U.S. politics than most of us would like to admit, Robert Rossen's 1949 All the King's Men (TCM at 4 p.m.) follows the tempestuous career of Louisiana Gov. Will Stark (Broderick Crawford), who exploits his...Tags: Arthur Penn, Celebrity, Mercedes McCambridge, Anne Bancroft, Broderick Crawford
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Fur-trapping fans re-create simpler past
New York Times News ServiceBlade in hand, his arm raised and ready to throw, Jamie Zaugg squinted toward a wood target balanced on a log. A step, a whip of the wrist, and his knife was flying, blade and handle a blur, whirring 20 feet through the air amid shouting and—in...Tags: Metal and Mineral, New York Times, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Firearms, Defense
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Hitchhiking on the Straight Talk Express
I got an interesting e-mail Monday afternoon. Sen. John McCain had extra room on the Straight Talk Express bus Wednesday afternoon. ''You want in?'' my editor asked. ''If they'll have you?'' Of course. I called a guy on McCain's advance team, gave him...Tags: Government, Celebrity, Air Transportation, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Fun is on sail in San Francisco
Summer and fall conditions are perfect for sailing in San Francisco Bay, we are told, with a steady marine breeze blowing in from the Golden Gate Bridge. From now until mid-October, the "Learn to Sail: Stay and Play Package" is under way at OCSC Sailing...Tags: Local Authority, Marilyn Monroe, Landforms, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Caves and Caverns
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Disney for grown-ups
CHICAGO TRIBUNEOK, boys and girls, including all you chiffon-wearing princesses -- it's time to go to your rooms and close your eyes and dream of whatever it is little darlings dream about these days. They gone? Good. Fellow adults, we're going to spend the next...Tags: Universal CityWalk, Tiger Woods, Willie Nelson, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Personal Service
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'I Am Legend'
jan.stuart@newsday.comIf there has to be a last man on Earth, may he be as well equipped to cope as Will Smith. As New Yorker Richard Neville, the sole survivor of a viral pandemic, Smith demonstrates the speedway acumen of a NASCAR pro, the hunting instincts of Davy Crockett...Tags: Eddie Murphy, Danny Boyle, Will Smith, Movies, Museum of Modern Art
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Will the O.C. bump the Duke?
Listen here, pilgrims: For the first time ever, John Wayne needs the help of us city slickers. Some Orange County businessmen want the Board of Supervisors to rebrand our regional airport as John Wayne-Orange County Airport. The motivation for such an...Tags: Sociology, Beach Vacations, Walter Brennan, Laguna Beach, Iowa
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