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'Gonzo' Not Looking For Trouble
Courant Staff WriterHunter S. Thompson was a fascinating man with an eventful life, and when "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" stays on track, it's a fascinating and eventful film. It gets bogged down by unquestioning hero worship and too-lengthy...Tags: Hunting, Movies, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Elections, Political Candidates
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Documentary tells full story of Hunter S. Thompson
OF COURSE, there were the drugs. And the drinking. And guns. And more drugs. Given his notorious lifestyle, it can be hard to keep in mind that Hunter S. Thompson was first and foremost a writer, a frontline chronicler of the promise and adventure of...Tags: Major League Baseball, Hunting, Ken Kesey, Movies, Cinema Industry
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'Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.'
Times Movie CriticTo make a documentary, you must be passionate about the subject. But too much admiration can lead to a film with more of a fan's view than is good for it. Such is the case with "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson." Certainly there is a...Tags: Hunting, Jimmy Buffett, George Bush, Movies, Elections
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Review: 'Meet Dave'
Special to The TimesAll it took to cut Eddie Murphy down to size was playing a character 2 inches tall. As a pinkie-sized starship captain sent to save his home planet by stealing Earth's natural resources, Murphy pares away the fat of "Norbit" and "The Nutty Professor" in...Tags: Manhattan, Movies, Statue of Liberty, MySpace, Eddie Murphy
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Cultural events that shaped '68
LITERATURE "Myra Breckinridge" by Gore Vidal. The clever novel (disguised as a diary) initially derided as pornography ends up making eloquent sport of sex and gender. Also vital to 1968 and beyond: "Soul on Ice" by Eldridge Cleaver. An angry, powerful...Tags: Dancing, Jimi Hendrix, George A Romero, Gore Vidal, Classical Music
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Coherent look at gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson
Sentinel Pop Music CriticHunter S. Thompson, of course, was a character. Bill Murray and Johnny Depp played him in the movies. Uncle Duke in "Doonesbury" traced his life so closely that Thompson's divorce was reflected in a story line. The antics of the iconic Rolling Stone...Tags: Hunting, Bill Murray, Indiana, Kentucky Derby, Popular Music
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'Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson'
Special to the TribuneIn a telling clip toward the end of Alex Gibney's biopic "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," a young Thompson explains that his myth has outgrown him, and that he, as a real, living human being, is standing in its way. "It'd be much...Tags: Hunting, Folk Music, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Murray, Movies
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Liz Smith: Remembering Clay Felker
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it," said Leo Rosten. I thought of this when people started asking for comments on the life, times and death of the incomparable editor personified, Clay Felker. I worked for this...Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Guy Ritchie, Washington Post Company, Richard Burton, Debra Winger
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Farewell to Clay Felker's brand of N.Y. cool
Washington PostAccording to everyone, Clay Felker's New York magazine was the best. "Clay Felker's New York" is a phrase that refers to a man (who died Tuesday from throat cancer at age 82, at his home in Manhattan) and the magazine he started and edited -- first in...Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Manhattan, Washington Post Company, Ken Kesey, Newspaper and Magazine
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Magazine editor Clay Felker dead at 82
Clay Felker, who revolutionized the magazine genre as founding editor of New York magazine, bringing readers a smart, sassy mix of gossip and news that was replicated relentlessly across the country, died yesterday. He was 82. Felker died with his wife,...Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Manhattan, Newspaper and Magazine, Refugee, Books and Magazines
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