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Hutchins' must-see movie list
Will Hutchins knows how the West was fun from his days starring in TV's "Sugarfoot." But he was wild about the West from the time he started going to the movies. Here are six cowboy classics he recommends for a rip-roaring time. Movie: "Destry Rides...Tags: Walter Brennan, Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell
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'Sugarfoot' Will Hutchins rides again as Web radio DJ
daniel.bubbeo@newsday.comThere probably aren't any other former TV cowboys living anywhere near him in Glen Head, and Will Hutchins, 76, would be the first to admit that he knows more about cow chips than computer chips. "I know nothing about technology," he said. "I don't...Tags: Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, Jane Russell, Movies, Public Employees
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Writers, studios break off talks
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTalks between Hollywood writers and studios collapsed Friday, dashing hopes of an imminent resolution to a 5-week-old strike that has upended the entertainment industry. The breakdown is the latest turn in what has become one of the nastiest labor...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Strikes, Movies, Government, Celebrity
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What's playing: summer movie calendar
MAY 13 A Hole in One Drama. The idea: A young woman considers a lobotomy to solve her problems in 1953. With: Michelle Williams, Meat Loaf, Bill Raymond. Writer-director: Richard Ledes. So? Extreme solution Kicking and Screaming Sports comedy. The idea:...Tags: Mischa Barton, Rob Zombie, Burt Reynolds, Kurt Cobain, Dancing
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Born in the trenches
THE BALTIMORE SUN.The simple khaki coat first worn by soldiers has become a fashion icon. In the world of fashion, classic can be tiresome. Not so with the trench coat. "There are certain pieces we have in our imagination that we ought to own," says Sally Singer,...Tags: Veronica Lake, Weather Reports, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo
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Film Sweetheart June Allyson Dies at 88
Zap2It.comActress June Allyson, the perky blond with the husky voice who was one of Hollywood's most beloved stars in the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 88. Allyson died Saturday at her home in Ojai of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis after a...Tags: Fred Astaire, Health Treatments, Lucille Ball, Theater, Music Theater
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Oscar-Winning 'Mockingbird' Production Designer Bumstead Dies
Henry Bumstead, the veteran Hollywood production designer who won Academy Awards for his work on "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Sting" and whose longtime association with actor-director Clint Eastwood kept him on the job into his 90s, has died. He was...Tags: Academy Awards, Hilary Swank, Awards and Prizes, Movies, Sting
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On the lam in 'Dahlia'
Special to The TimesIf you're a fan of film noir, you'll get a big kick out of "The Blue Dahlia," now at the Pacific Resident Theatre. Even if you're not, chances are you will still find this stage version of Raymond Chandler's 1946 film classic vastly entertaining. The...Tags: Theater, Veronica Lake, Venice, Movies
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Talking with: David Cronenberg
Times Staff WriterIt's not only actors that get typecast. Director David Cronenberg has received the best reviews of his career for "A History of Violence." But he's still regarded by some as the King of Venereal Horror because of his more graphic films, such as "They...Tags: Film Festivals, Literature, David Cronenberg, History, Movies
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Academy Showers 'Rain Man' With 8 Oscar Bids
Times Staff WriterFrom The Times: Feb. 16, 1989 MGM/UA's "Rain Man" grabbed a narrow lead in the 61st Oscar race Wednesday with eight nominations, including Dustin Hoffman's sixth best-actor nod for his portrayal of a numbers-crunching autistic savant on a cross-country...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Edward James Olmos, Lawrence Kasdan
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Movie review: 'An Unfinished Life'
Tribune arts critic2½ stars (out of four) After "Million Dollar Baby," where he and Clint Eastwood squared off in an Olympic growling contest, it's a little unsettling to find Morgan Freeman portraying another angel on the shoulder of his white co-star, the top-billed cuss...Tags: Robert Redford, Iowa, Virginia, Clint Eastwood, Wyoming
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'An Unfinished Life'
Times Staff WriterA bear runs through "An Unfinished Life," both literally and figuratively, a bear that symbolizes the ways this potentially involving film goes astray. And despite the presence of high-wattage talent like Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez and Morgan Freeman,...Tags: Robert Redford, Virginia, Clint Eastwood, Wyoming, Jennifer Lopez
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