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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: Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Festivals, Celebrity, Fred Astaire, Justice and Rights
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TODAY'S PICKS
AMERICAN MASTERS (9 p.m., WNET/13) - In "Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note," friends and colleagues reflect on Bernstein's influences and concerns (repeat). OLYMPICS (8 p.m., NBC/4) - Events include gymnastics, swimming, beach volleyball,...Tags: Greer Garson, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Leonard Bernstein
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August 1, 2008
Question: His portrayal of King Henry II, in two different films, earned which actor an Oscar nomination for each? A) Richard Burton B) Laurence Olivier C) Peter O'Toole Answer: C) Peter O'TooleTags: Peter O'Toole, August, Movies, Film Festivals, Richard Burton
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'Brideshead' breathtaking on the tube
Sentinel Television CriticHow will the new Brideshead Revisited stack up to the miniseries? Maybe it isn't fair to compare. After all, this miniseries unfolds in 11 parts and offers some of the greatest actors and revels in stupendous production values. Still, fans are likely...Tags: Television Industry, Jeremy Irons, Brideshead Revisited, Claire Bloom, Television
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Broadway's theater schedule for August
Here's what's playing on Broadway through the end of August. Note that although some of these shows' official opening dates aren't until September or later, preview performances are offered. -- Avital Binshtock "A Chorus Line": This lively exploration...Tags: ABBA, Mamma Mia!, August, Palace Theater, Lincoln Center
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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: Values, Mamma Mia!, Judy Garland, Celebrity, Tim Burton
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'Brideshead' is less than a 'Masterpiece'
Special to The Morning CallIn certain scenes, Laurence Olivier took more time sipping his tea in the 1981 British television adaptation of '' Brideshead Revisited'' than it takes to watch the entirety of the brisk, rather disheveled film version of the Evelyn Waugh novel now in...Tags: Jeremy Irons, Brideshead Revisited, Movies, Anne Hathaway, Emma Thompson
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Big Screen, Small Story
Chicago TribuneIn certain scenes, Laurence Olivier took more time sipping his tea in the 1981 British television adaptation of " Brideshead Revisited" than it takes to watch the entirety of the brisk, rather disheveled film version of the Evelyn Waugh novel now in...Tags: Jeremy Irons, Brideshead Revisited, Movies, Michael Gambon, Anne Hathaway
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'Brideshead Revitalized'
Special to NewsdayLady Marchmain, the lead foot on the spiritual engine of Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited," seems as anachronistic as a detachable collar, bobbed hair or the Latin Mass. And her strain of Roman Catholicism -- unflinching, irreproachable,...Tags: Watchmen, Woody Allen, John Anderson, Jeremy Irons, Celebrity
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'Brideshead Revisited' brings home Waugh's classic
Special to NewsdayLOS ANGELES Lady Marchmain, the lead foot on the spiritual engine of Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited," seems as anachronistic as a detachable collar, bobbed hair or the Latin Mass. And her strain of Roman Catholicism - unflinching, irreproachable,...Tags: Watchmen, Woody Allen, John Anderson, Jeremy Irons, Celebrity
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Movie Review: 'Brideshead Revisited'
In certain scenes, Laurence Olivier took more time sipping his tea in the 1981 British television adaptation of "Brideshead Revisited" than it takes to watch the entirety of the brisk, rather disheveled film version of the Evelyn Waugh novel now in...Tags: Jeremy Irons, Brideshead Revisited, Movies, Michael Gambon, Anne Hathaway
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Seeing Rome on a budget
At a tourist information center near the Roman Forum, I asked an attendant whether anything was free in the Eternal City. He looked at me strangely, then came up with a response. "Si, signora," he said, pointing to the brochures on the countertop, "all...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Budgets and Budgeting
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