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Tropic Thunder *** $14.6 million $86.9 million 3 weeks Rated R Running time 107 minutes What it's about A failing action star ( Ben Stiller, above), a drug-addicted comic ( Jack Black) and a celebrated Australian actor ( Robert Downey Jr.)...Tags: Joan Allen, Armed Forces, Don Cheadle, Town of Babylon, Indiana Jones
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A bang-up summer movie season ends with a whimper
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe R-rated comedy "Tropic Thunder" held on to the top box-office slot for the third weekend in a row, ending a summer popcorn movie season dominated by superheroes. The DreamWorks/Paramount action comedy, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert...Tags: Don Cheadle, Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., Government, The Incredible Hulk
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The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company
Special to The Times"Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals. "Island," which opens Wednesday at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, is the first show of Reprise Theatre Company's first...Tags: Los Angeles, Celebrity, Burt Bacharach, Jerome Robbins, Jason Alexander
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Summer box office sets new record
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEDDIE MURPHY'S career was on the rebound. Until this summer. Larry and Andy Wachowski had been box-office gold. Then " Speed Racer" crashed and burned. And not that long ago, 20th Century Fox could peddle the most middling movies. But there was no...Tags: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Eddie Murphy, The Rocker, Pixar, Spider-Man
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The best summer films
Special to The Morning CallWhat a glorious summer of cinema it was, with '' The Dark Knight'' reminding us why we miss Heath Ledger, ABBA fans coming out of the closet and out of the woodwork for '' Mamma Mia!,'' '' Kung Fu Panda'' and ''WALL-E'' keeping the kiddies entertained and...Tags: Kentucky Fried Chicken, Film Festivals, Celebrity, Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau
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Studios' summer a smash
Tribune NewspapersIt was a summer of sequels, remakes and knockoffs, but almost everything worked for Hollywood's studios during the record-breaking summer movie season. Quality mattered, and no matter how hard the studios hammered away with bombastic television ads and...Tags: Pixar, Steve Carell, Indiana Jones, Jon Favreau, Vin Diesel
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Mamma mia! Movie lovers can fill MP3s with the hits
Special to the Chicago TribuneBlockbuster season may be winding down, but the soundtrack for one of this summer's movies has scaled the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart as it ends. The never-going-to-let-you-go " Mamma Mia!" is the first soundtrack to claim the top spot since...Tags: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Coldplay, Rock Hudson, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Ryan Reynolds
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The educational theme continues
Ten things I learned from the movies this summer: Ben Kingsley should change his name to Sir Acts-a-Lot. This summer our reigning master of the eccentrically timed pause appeared in "Elegy," "The Love Guru," "The Wackness," "Transsiberian" and "War,...Tags: Ben Kingsley, Indiana Jones, Batman, Man on Wire, What Happens in Vegas
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Singalong 'Mamma Mia!'
Singalong versions of old musicals ("Mary Poppins," "The Sound of Music," "White Christmas") have become popular at theaters such as the Music Box Theatre, which has a singalong "Little Mermaid" running through Sept. 1, but now Universal is taking a...Tags: Music Box Theatre, Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia!
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In Burbank's Magnolia Park, retro cool thrives
Special to The TimesANTIQUE STORES and thrift shops rule Magnolia Boulevard -- the main artery of Burbank's Magnolia Park neighborhood -- but that doesn't mean the area is stuck in a dusty past. Founded in 1923, the quarter roughly bounded by Hollywood Way on the west and...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), iPhone
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Jackson Browne sues McCain, RNC over song in ad
STAFF WRITERJackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of using his song...Tags: Los Angeles, Political Candidates, Music Industry, Robert Bennett, Barack Obama
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McCain's musical taste: Pre-ABBA?
The Swampby Aamer Madhani Sen. John McCain has gotten a lot of ribbing about his confounding -- in this Swamp thing's opinion -- affection of the 1970s Scandinavian pop band ABBA. On Thursday, Walter Isaacson was the latest pundit to publicly......Tags: Benny Andersson, Political Candidates, Colorado, Music, John McCain
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