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Paul Newman: A Legend Dies At 83
SPECIAL TO THE COURANTPaul Newman was a stage actor who became a movie star. A sex symbol who celebrated 50 years of marriage with his second wife. A grieving father who turned to philanthropy after the death of his only son. A citizen activist who campaigned for liberal...Tags: Celebrity, Shirley MacLaine, Fred Schepisi, Geraldine Page, Family
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'What Happens in Vegas'
Special to NewsdayNot so long ago, the abomination in the desert called Las Vegas promoted itself as a family vacation destination - this visitor can still recall, with a shudder, T-shirted packs of doughnut inhalers roaming the casinos like livestock. So, despite the...Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Casino and Gambling Industry, Family Vacations, Demi Moore, Cameron Diaz
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Time to revisit dialogue from 'Harry ... Sally'
The Washington PostIf it's remembered for nothing else, "When Harry Met Sally ..." will always be known for injecting the line "I'll have what she's having" into the pop culture lexicon. That line, immediately after Meg Ryan's diner demonstration for Billy Crystal of how...Tags: Empire State Building, Cary Grant, Christian Slater, Lee Grant, New York
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Scorsese finally joins the club
Times Staff WriterHaving won the Oscar for best picture, "The Departed" will always, from here to eternity, have an aura of distinction, like a suave white-haired gent gliding into the Governors Ball in his tuxedo. But once the hoopla dies — and in Hollywood, hoopla...Tags: Academy Awards, Theater, Martin Scorsese, John Huston, Laurence Olivier
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Movie review: 'The Holiday'
Tribune movie critic2 stars (out of four) This one's more of a working vacation. "The Holiday" is a 131-minute romantic comedy for those who, if they had their way, would still be watching "Love Actually." Star power is not nothing, though, and "The Holiday" has that...Tags: Kate Winslet, Mel Gibson, Edward Burns, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz
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'The Holiday'
Zap2It.comThis one's more of a working vacation. "The Holiday" is a 131-minute romantic comedy for those who, if they had their way, would still be watching "Love Actually." Star power is not nothing, though, and "The Holiday" has that covered, thanks to its...Tags: Kate Winslet, Mel Gibson, Edward Burns, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz
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Movie review: Going Shopping'
Tribune movie critic3 stars (out of four) Making a simple, natural, humanistic movie about shopaholics and boutique owners in L.A. might seem a pretty weird proposition, even for a low-budget American indie by a card-carrying maverick such as Henry Jaglom. But Jaglom's...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Dyan Cannon, Cary Grant, Los Angeles, Lee Grant
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Priest Film Wins Honors
From The Times: March 16, 1945 "Going My Way" last night swept the boards as the champion picture of 1944 in the estimation of the motion-picture industry. The annual poll conducted under the auspices of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences...Tags: Celebrity, Music, Academy Awards, Ingrid Bergman, Barry Fitzgerald
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75 achievements Oscar forgot
Tribune movie criticWhen the Oscar nominations come out Tuesday, there are bound to be cries of injustice -- and in many cases, those charges will have merit. Can anyone really defend the exclusion from the Oscar nominee list in various years of movies such as "Some Like...Tags: Celebrity, Bette Davis, Academy Awards, James Robert Thompson, Malcolm X
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5 films that capture the spirit of Christmas
1. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Frank Capra;1946) 4 stars Capra's best movie; Jimmy Stewart's greatest role -- as a small-town guy with heart. 2. THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (Leo McCarey; 1945) 4 stars Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman in a stirring tale of...Tags: Ingrid Bergman, Bing Crosby, Charles Dickens, Movies, Religious Festivals
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