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Holocaust story has uplifting theme
The Chicago TribuneThe hero of "Fugitive Pieces" is Jakob, a 9-year-old Polish Jew whose mother hurriedly stuffs him into a hiding place just as the Nazis arrive in 1942. From that nook, he watches as both parents are killed and his beloved sister, Bella, is whisked away to...Tags: Massacres
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THIS WEEK: Readings and events on LI
Monday The Syosset Borders Book Group (open to all) meets to discuss "The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank" by Ellen Feldman (Norton), a novel that imagines Anne Frank's childhood love survived the Holocaust and came to America. At 8 p.m., Borders, Syosset,...Tags: James Frey, Long Island
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Comic royalty with a common touch
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRicky Gervais made his grand entrance at the Kodak Theatre on Friday wearing a crown and silly grin as a giant sign bearing his name ignited in an incandescent blaze behind him. RICKY! "In any other town, I'd think that was over the top," he quipped....Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Theater
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'Family Guy' deftly blends potty jokes and political commentary
The Associated PressAll 13-year-old boys are on board with Family Guy. They love this show, and no wonder. It's silly, subversive and caters to a 13-year-old boy's endless craving for humor about bodily emissions. Among this particular demo, the fact that Family Guy is also...Tags: Ramadan, The Simpsons, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Osama bin Laden, Dick Cheney
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Get used to seeing Ben Kingsley
Special to The TimesNO, IT'S not your imagination. Ben Kingsley is everywhere. The Oscar-winning actor is perhaps best known for his performance as an avatar of nonviolence ("Gandhi") or a thug whose very existence seems to promise brutality at any moment ("Sexy Beast")....Tags: Game Playing, Movies, Crimes, Academic Progress, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Best bet
From Broadway shows to holiday classics, the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's 2008-09 season offers a variety of entertainment. The season will include productions of "Damn Yankees" and "Bleacher Bums," concerts by "Jersey Boys" star Michael Ingersoll...Tags: Cinderella, Second City, North Chicago
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Anne Frank's childhood friend urges Northwestern students to never forget
Tribune reporterFor students in Northwestern University's Theater for Young Audiences class, a character in a play truly came to life. Eva Schloss told of being captured by the Nazis and sent to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp for eight months, enthralling...Tags: Evanston, Robert Mitchum, Theater, Northwestern University
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Long Beach Opera's 'Diary of Anne Frank': Art imitating life
ART IMITATING LIFE It sounds a little weird, but theLong Beach Opera is staging its production of Grigori Frid's "The Diary of Anne Frank" in parking garages. "It seemed too convenient to do it in a regular space where we're so cozy," explains Andreas...Tags: Beach Vacations, Lincoln Park, Music Theater, Movies, West L.A.
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'Have You No Shame?' by Rachel Shukert
Special to The TimesMay 7, 2008 In the heartland of America, an occasional billboard will announce, "This is God's country, please don't drive through it like hell." In "Have You No Shame? And Other Regrettable Stories," Rachel Shukert floors it through her childhood in...Tags: Teen-agers, Ben Stein, Woody Allen, Health Treatments, Illnesses
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Will Spielberg take a walk on the wild side?
Special to The TimesSteven Spielberg, who at 22 was hired by Universal to a long-term contract, started out his career as the teacher's pet of the Movie Brat generation. With the unveiling of his first Indiana Jones escapade in 19 years today at Cannes, he's proffering yet...Tags: Philip K Dick, Values, Jean Cocteau, George Stevens Jr., Victor Fleming
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