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'Tropic Thunder' brings issues about cinema and race back to the fore
Special to The TimesWHAT IS going on in the zeitgeist when an African American is poised to become president and Robert Downey Jr. is in blackface? In the new comedy " Tropic Thunder," Downey plays actor Kirk Lazarus, a Russell Crowe-ish Aussie who is cast as a black soldier...Tags: Russell Crowe, Laurence Olivier, Celebrity Mothers, Daniel Day-Lewis, Norman Mailer
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Sometimes satire's as subtle as a thunderstorm
The movie " Tropic Thunder" spreads insult and caricature like napalm across our social sensibilities. It puts an actor in blackface and portrays a Jewish producer as an amoral money grubber. But it's the repeated use of the word "retard"—the "R-...Tags: Literature, Ku Klux Klan, Michelle Obama, Osama bin Laden, Robert Downey Jr.
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87 Esther Williams Actress 71 Dustin Hoffman Actor 56 Robin Quivers Radio-TV personality 32 Drew Lachey Singer 27 Roger Federer Tennis playerTags: Tennis, Esther Williams, Roger Federer
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Woody Allen reflects on 'Vicky Christina Barcelona,' love and his life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHE ONLY place Woody Allen ever really wants to be is in his bed. "My spot on the bed is my spot in the world," he explains. It's where he watches baseball games, and reads, and where he writes, usually in the morning, because if he starts at night, he...Tags: Literature, Woody Allen, Cinema Industry, Robert De Niro, Celebrity
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On Aug. 8, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile. In 1876 Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph. In 1937 actor Dustin Hoffman was born in Los Angeles. In 1942 six convicted Nazi...Tags: Christianity, National Government, Maryland, Barack Obama, George Bush
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Film critics stand firm against 'Tropic Thunder' protests by advocates for the disabled
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's one of "Tropic Thunder's" most talked-about scenes and perhaps its most politically incorrect. In the new R-rated comedy, Oscar-winning actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) counsels flagging action star Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) on what it...Tags: Russell Crowe, Demonstration, Newspaper and Magazine, Cinema Industry, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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Heath Ledger in 'Dark Knight': Bravo!
Times Theater CriticGreat actors, even those who have been blessed with longevity, often bear a tragic mark. It's not just the ups and downs of stardom that can make for a cruel career. Rough inner seas are typically the very reason someone seeks to be among what William...Tags: Laurence Olivier, Mamma Mia!, Celebrity, William Inge, Cesar Romero
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Liz Smith: Begging for a run of 'The Walker'
People who marry for money have the hardest job. You don't get the money. You just get to look at it!" This is a line from Paul Schrader's 2007 movie The Walker. It's uttered by, none other than, the living legend Lauren Bacall. This movie played a lot of...Tags: Woody Harrelson, Celebrity Mothers, Project Runway, Estelle Parsons, Academy Awards
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'Get Smart' 86s box-office rivals
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWould you believe . . . $39.2 million? The old espionage spoof trick worked to push Steve Carell's "Get Smart," the big screen update of the 1960s spy sitcom, to the top of the box office over the weekend. Although reviews were mixed, the Warner Bros....Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, General Electric Company, Television, Jack Black, Alan Arkin
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'Panda' cuts off 'Zohan'
The Associated PressJack Black's Po the panda outgunned Adam Sandler's Zo the hairdresser. Black's cartoon comedy "Kung Fu Panda" pulled in $60 million to premiere as the weekend's No. 1 movie, while Sandler's salon romp "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" opened in second...Tags: Adam Sandler, Cartoons, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Jack Black, Sony Corp.
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'Get Smart' gets lost and misfires
Sun Movie Critic(C+) Steve Carell has always been a master of implosion. He's at his pungent, original best suggesting currents of thought and feeling roiling right beneath the surface and also running deep, so when he lets them out the effect is cathartic, funny and...Tags: Jerry Seinfeld, Catherine Keener, Television, Peter Segal, Bruce Willis
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Fox hires Huckabee to comment on politics
Mike Huckabee, a former Republican presidential hopeful, has been hired by Fox News Channel as a political commentator. His "campaign experience and knowledge of politics makes him a great addition to our ongoing election coverage," Bill Shine, senior...Tags: Diane Keaton, Litigation, Republican Party, Los Angeles, Celebrity
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