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When adapting a book, screenwriters have some horror stories
Special to The Times"BLINDNESS," Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago's 1997 allegorical novel about an epidemic of sightlessness that threatens to destroy society, is told in a stream-of-consciousness style that reads like a fever dream. Not exactly " Harry Potter," straight-...Tags: Cormac McCarthy, Books and Magazines, Jose Saramago, Epidemics and Plagues, Fernando Meirelles
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WEEKEND WATCH
TOMORROW WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (8 p.m., TCM) (Drama, 1957) - An aging barrister (Charles Laughton) defends a man (Tyrone Power) on a murder charge, despite damaging testimony from the accused's wife (Marlene Dietrich). From the Agatha Christie...Tags: Woody Allen, Crimes, Emmy Awards, Tyrone Power Sr., Marlene Dietrich
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TODAY'S PICKS
MOVIES CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (8 p.m., AMC) (Thriller, 1994) - A CIA chief (Harrison Ford) learns the president has triggered a war with Colombian drug gangs. Based on the Tom Clancy book. AMERICAN GANGSTER (8p.m., HBO) (Drama, 2007) - A Harlem...Tags: Tyrone Power Sr., Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Central Intelligence Agency, Peter Sellers
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'Burn After Reading' headlines Toronto film festival
Special to NewsdayIt's been the launchpad for any number of hits-to-be, and the crash-and-burn site for a few that weren't. It's elitist. It's all-embracing. It's high-brow. It's audience-friendly. It's a showcase for such avant-gardist auteurists as Hong Kong's Wong Kar-...Tags: Auction Service, George Foreman, Madonna, Jessica Biel, Muhammad Ali
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Birthdays
76 Peter O'Toole Actor 69 Wes Craven Movie director 55 Butch Patrick Actor 28 Devon Glenn Rock musician 16 Hallie Eisenberg ActressTags: Celebrity, Wes Craven
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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: Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, Film Festivals, Movies, August
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Billie Piper's 'Secret' is out
Special to The Times"OH, COME on, that's pretty sexy," said IMG Global Media President and former HBO honcho Chris Albrecht at a swank screening room. Everyone had just been exposed to the first two episodes of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," the English television show that...Tags: Eating Disorders, Television, Lionel Richie, Government, Photography
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'Tudors' Reign Continues at Showtime
Zap2It.comHenry VIII is only on its second wife in the timeline of "The Tudors," so there's plenty more story left to tell. Showtime agrees. The pay-cable network has picked up the Golden Globe-nominated show for a third season, it announced Tuesday (April 22)....Tags: Anne Boleyn, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Satellite and Cable Service
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History comes alive on 'The Tudors'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNEW YORK -- "The Tudors," the racy, richly appointed series that returns to Showtime on Sunday for its second season, has never purported to be obsessed with authenticity. But creator and executive producer Michael Hirst admitted he took substantial...Tags: Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn, Christianity, Diana, Princess of Wales, Celebrity
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Malcolm McDowell returns to Chicago to honor a mentor
Tribune staff reporterIf it seems like you're seeing a lot of Malcolm McDowell these days, it's because you are: A McDowell renaissance has flooded DVD shelves of late, with three of his best-known films out this month: a three-disc set of "Caligula" (Image Entertainment, $39....Tags: John Carpenter, John Ford, Rob Zombie, Joffrey Ballet, John Gielgud
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Best films for a vicarious voyage
Special to The TimesSometimes, when winter lingers in your bones, you probably wish you could get out of Dodge. You long to fly to distant places for great, soul-stirring adventures and palate-pleasing meals bursting with foreign flavors. But how can you travel without plane...Tags: Rivers, Animals, Dian Fossey, Culture, Petroleum Industry
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'Rambo' (starring Sylvester Stallone) -- 2 stars
Tribune newspapersThere's something oddly touching about Sylvester Stallone's march down memory lane, dusting off his most iconic characters for another outing after years in mothballs. As with 2006's "Rocky Balboa," the 60-year-old star dons his "Rambo" persona like a...Tags: Crimes, John Thompson, Assault, Errol Flynn, Rocky Balboa
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