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As time goes by, trim mixed drink calories
The Associated PressOf all the gin going in all the tonics in all the world...she puts diet into mine. She walked onto the veranda, dropped the drink and walked off. I didn't ask questions. It was one of those sweltering nights that, until you're holding something melting...Tags: Health Treatments, Coca-Cola Company, Diet, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Naughty ladies of noirdom strut their stuff
Times Movie CriticAudiences at the time thought of them simply as bad girls, but the UCLA Film & Television Archive is determined to salvage their reputations. The archive's exceptionally interesting 12-film repertory series "Cool Drinks of Water: Columbia's Noir Girls...Tags: Evelyn Keyes, Juvenile Delinquency, Billy Wilder, Celebrity, Broderick Crawford
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NOW PLAYING: A guide to area art house and second-run theaters
NOW PLAYING •indicates a capsule review from Chicago Tribune archives. ♦indicates a film that is not reviewed, but of interest. BACinema Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 111th St. 773-445-3838 beverlyartcenter.org •'Singin' in the...Tags: Harold Ramis, Vincent Price, Movies, Roberto Rossellini, Music Box Theatre
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Turner Celebrates Career Of Cyd Charisse; HBO Continues Carlin Tribute
The death last week of the striking actress-dancer Cyd Charisse at 86 will be marked by some of her best movies tonight on Turner Classic Movies. It begins with "Singin' in the Rain" (8 p.m.), in which she comes close to stealing the show in the...Tags: David Letterman, Sylvester Stallone, Holly Hunter, Charlize Theron, George Carlin
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Douglas Fairbanks' 125th birthday at Hollywood Forever
At the end of an impressive if murky reflecting pool in the middle of a lawn so verdant it seems out of place, the original Hollywood swashbuckler, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., lies buried in one of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery's most ostentatious mausoleums....Tags: Robin Hood, Texas, Fay Wray, Death and Dying, Movies
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'Hollywood Chinese' traces roles of Asians
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt really wasn't all that long ago Hollywood thought audiences wouldn't pay money to see a movie with an Asian lead. So producers would cast non-Asian actors -- replete with yellow-face makeup -- in these roles. In fact, Luise Rainer won a best actress...Tags: Arthur Dong, Movies, Film Festivals, Wayne Wang, Minority Groups
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Hazel Court, 82; horror film 'scream queen,' passes
Hazel Court, an English beauty who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in popular horror movies in the 1950s and '60s, has died. She was 82. Court died Tuesday at her home near Lake Tahoe from a heart attack, her daughter,...Tags: Vincent Price, Los Angeles, Death and Dying, Movies, Court Administration
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Shorts are long in wit, whimsy and laughs
Sentinel Movie CriticHere are some highlights from the Florida Film Festival shorts program 5, "Animated Shorts," playing today 7--8:50 p.m. at Enzian and Friday, 7:45--9:30 p.m. at Regal. 'Fantasie in Bubblewrap' Oh, bubblewrap, so round. So inflated. So irresistibly pop-...Tags: Maitland, Movies, Film Festivals, Enzian Theater, Florida
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'Tofu: The Vegan Zombie' is the least offensive zombie movie ever made
Sentinel Movie CriticYou've heard the expression "Tofu for brains?" Well, you should've. That's the anchor and premise of Zombie Dearest, an animated short starring Tofu: The Vegan Zombie. This Florida-filmed farce (computer-assisted 3-D animation) from Lee Stringer pops...Tags: Movies, Florida, Roger Moore
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The Del: A beachy do-over with charm to spare
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWHEN it comes to neighborhood restaurants in L.A., it's all about the micro-climates -- the prevailing winds can be so different in different parts of town, you can't just plant a bistro any old where and have it flourish. The Del, an 8-month-old spot...Tags: Beverage Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Squash
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Shows to watch
1. 'Ugly Betty' 7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7 Does it smell funny in here, or is it just you? In this new episode Betty's (America Ferrera) new perfume -- a Fey Sommers creation -- is having some strange side effects. As Claire (Judith Light) takes the stand in...Tags: Vanessa Williams, Dylan McDermott, Eric Close, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart
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A reel banquet
MOSTLY MARTHA (2001) It's unbelievable that you forgot the German film, "Mostly Martha." What a wonderful film to begin with -- fascinating story beautifully acted, and very funny to boot. But the food! Among many wonderful, mouthwatering scenes, the one...Tags: Walt Disney, Alabama, Lasse Hallstrom, Mary Stuart Masterson, Tony Richardson
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