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Robert Altman (Feb. 20, 1925 ¿ Nov. 20, 2006) a film director known for making naturalistic films. His films MASH and Nashville have been selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.
Robert Altman (Feb. 20, 1925 ¿ Nov. 20, 2006) a film director known for making naturalistic films. His films MASH and Nashville have been selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.
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'Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio' on PBS
linda.winer@newsday.comTHE SHOW" Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes" WHEN | WHERE 8 Wednesday on WNET/13 REASON TO WATCH For a man selling the simplicity of America, Garrison Keillor is an awfully complicated fellow. And that just might be the real...Tags: Radio, Minnesota, Studs Terkel, Wisconsin, Central Park
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Hal Ashby's long-lost caper movie
Routinely termed a neglected figure of the 1970s New Hollywood, Hal Ashby has been undergoing a modest posthumous renaissance of late: a smattering of retrospective screenings, an overdue biography, a vocal celebrity fan club whose ranks include Wes...Tags: Hal Ashby, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), California, Film Festivals, Movies
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Billy Jack, avenger of injustice, gets a screening
The America of 1971 was a place of deep divisions. A war dragged on in a far-off land, conservative values were pitted against the politics of personal freedoms and the youth were restless. It was against this backdrop that actor-writer-director Tom...Tags: Los Angeles Film Festival, Movies, Minnesota, Cults and Sects, Billy Wilder
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Pregnant Maya Rudolph puts the 'big ol' belly' back on
The Associated PressMaya Rudolph is pregnant again, both in real life and on the big screen in "Away We Go." But don't think for a minute that a feature film career or a second baby would stop her from returning to NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Rudolph, perhaps best known...Tags: Paul Thomas Anderson, Movies, NBC, Human Body, Away We Go (movie)
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Andy Richter Returns! Next Stop: "Tonight"
The TV ZoneAndy is back. Yes, Andy. Who left. Moved back to the Evil Empire in California. Tried his hand at a couple of sitcoms - one of 'em, per my recollection, pretty good. Learned about the cold cruel fate of......Tags: Movies, Conan O'Brien, NBC, California, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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'The Informers': the era of self-absorption
An awful film about an awful time. Maybe The Informers is on to something. Shallow and pretentious, filled with characters who wear their vapidness like some bizarre badge of honor, The Informers thinks it has something important (or at least valid) to...Tags: Mickey Rourke, Movies, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger
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Arts calendar
fine art Museums American Visionary Art Museum 800 Key Highway. 410-244-1900. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Permanent exhibits: Rotating selections from museum archives. Baltimore Museum of Art Art Museum Drive at North Charles and 31st streets....Tags: Painting, Maryland Science Center, Culture, Minority Groups, American Visionary Art Museum
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Is Julia Roberts still queen of the screen?
Special to NewsdayThe word layoff has an entirely different meaning for a Hollywood movie star than, say, a fired GM worker, but both involve career idleness, apprehension and questions: Is Julia Roberts' new movie, "Duplicity," a thriller or a comedy? More intriguingly,...Tags: Richard Gere, Sally Field, Garry Marshall, Cameron Diaz, George Clooney
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ABC announces cast for season 8 of "Dancing With the Stars"
As announced on ABC's All Night Name Drop the 13 stars making their ballroom dancing debut are:
BELINDA CARLISLE -- Belinda Carlisle is not only known as the lead singer of the Go-Go's, the most successful all-female band of all time, but also as one...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Culture, 30 Rock (tv program), Summer Olympics, Lawrence Taylor
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David Alan Grier
Staff WriterPROFESSION: Actor PARTNER: Kym Johnson BACKGROUND: Grier is often recognized for his work in television and film - in TV he is known from roles in In Living Color, Life with Bonnie with Bonnie Hunt, DAG, and most recently, Chocolate News for Comedy...Tags: Celebrity, Movies, Kevin Bacon, In Living Color (tv program), Denzel Washington
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David 'Fathead' Newman dies at 75; jazz saxophonist
David "Fathead" Newman, a jazz saxophonist who was a key member of Ray Charles' band for a dozen years and later became a high-profile session player, has died. He was 75. Newman died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Kingston, N.Y.,...Tags: Music, Movies, Aretha Franklin, Death and Dying, Natalie Cole
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Los Angeles film and TV locations take on many starring roles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's only a matter of time before local film and TV buffs experience a sense of déjà vu around Los Angeles. That place looks familiar. Did you see it on the way home from work, or when you checked in with your favorite characters? Could be both. Most...Tags: Kate Bosworth, Vampires, Clark Gable, Public Relations, Brothers and Sisters (tv program)
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