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The Monkees' 'Head' trip
Forty years ago, the Monkees' only feature film, "Head," hit theaters -- and people have been scratching their heads ever since.
Though far from a masterpiece like the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" from 1964, the film, starring Davy Jones, Peter Tork,...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Peter Tork, Sonny Liston, Dennis Hopper, Robert F. Kennedy
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Review: 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year'
Though the previous two installments were made specifically for television, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" finds the mega-hit franchise moving to movie theaters. The director and co-choreographer of all three pictures, Kenny Ortega, does have a...Tags: Music, Zac Efron, Labor Disputes, Dirty Dancing (musical), Vanessa Hudgens
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Don't You Know Who I Am?
One filmmaker with Connecticut roots was confused for another filmmaker with Connecticut roots at a Spanish film festival during the weekend. But the wronged Kaufman didn't mind at all. The New York Post reports that low-budget movie icon Lloyd Kaufman,...Tags: Gillian Anderson, Anthony Hopkins, Celebrity, Music, Luis Guzman
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August 7, 2008
Question: Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello's first movie together was released August 7th, 1963. Was the movie: a) Beach Blanket Bingo b) Beach Party c) How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Answer: b) Beach PartyTags: Beach Vacations, August (movie), Frankie Avalon
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Reopening marks new chapter in Malibu Pier's history book
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAfter years of false starts and construction delays, the fabled Malibu Pier -- or at least part of it -- will reopen today. Built in 1905, the structure has been the scene of TV and movie filming ("The Rockford Files," "Gidget," "Beach Blanket Bingo")...Tags: Cesar Romero, Local Elections, Renovation, Santa Monica, Frankie Avalon
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Miley Cyrus has some easy acts to follow
Sun reporterThe Hannah Montana phenomenon that steamrolls into 1st Mariner Arena tonight is called the Best of Both Worlds tour, for the dual nature of the character on whom it's based: Miley Stewart, the main character in the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana, is...Tags: Country Music, Celebrity, John Lee Hooker, Movies, Celebrity Mothers
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You Saw it Here First
When it comes to fashon, California is more proselytizer than creator. Some of the clothing most identified with the Golden State was actually invented elsewhere -- the bikini in France, for instance, or designer jeans in Milan. What California has done...Tags: Armed Forces, Audrey Hepburn, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Basketball, Levi Strauss & Co.
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'Hoodie goodies
Ravinia kicks off a new season of lawn jockeying Saturday, and this year, dammit, you won't be outdone (Click here for schedules, maps, etc.). You'll show those suburbanites that city folk know a thing or two about planning a picnic and--depending on...Tags: Andersonville, Frankie Avalon, Metra, Logan Square, Deerfield
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Movie review: The Shaggy Dog'
Tribune movie critic2 stars (out of four) In movies as in life, superior technology doesn't necessarily trump humor, magic or really shaggy dogs. As one of the two title characters in "The Shaggy Dog"-- Walt Disney Pictures' overblown remake of its 1959 boy-into-sheepdog...Tags: Robert Altman, Jane Curtin, Animals, Movies, Television
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Films To Warm Your Winter
The Hartford CourantIt was obvious back in November when Mother Nature dumped the first load of snow on the state that this winter would be a long one. Depending on your attitude toward driving in blizzards, shoveling snow and scraping the car, this can seem like the...Tags: Kim Hunter, Elia Kazan, Howard Hawks, Kate Bosworth, Frankie Avalon
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