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Where are TV's Obama-like characters?
Long before he set out for the White House, Barack Obama sought to adjust the colors on America's TV sets.
Four years ago, fresh off his star-making keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, Obama challenged the television industry to live...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Bill Cosby, Family Guy (tv program), Fringe (tv program), Theater
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TV: Bernie Mac is back on FX
BERNIE MAC IS BACK: The late Chicago comic's underrated Fox familycom "The Bernie Mac Show" (9 a.m.-6 p.m., FX) unreels an all-day festival of seat-of-the-pants parenting, poker games and more. Watch him in a 2003 "Saturday Night Live" hosting stint at... -
Holiday Movie Preview
There are lots of holiday movies to choose from. Teenlink experts took the guess work out of it and rated them based on their trailers.
Soul Men
Release: Nov. 7
Rating: R.
Stars: Samuel Jackson, Bernie Mac
Type: Comedy Bernie Mac takes his final bow...Tags: Daniel Craig, Jim Carrey, Internal Revenue Service, Judi Dench, Hugh Jackman
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Suddenly America is cool again — can you believe it?
Be happy, dear hearts, and allow yourselves a few more weeks of quiet exultation. It isn't gloating; it's satisfaction at a job well done. He was a superb candidate, serious, professorial but with a flashing grin and a buoyancy that comes from working out...Tags: Iowa, Theodore Roosevelt, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Health Organizations, Popular Music
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Family Filmgoer: A guide for parents
OK FOR 6 AND OLDER '' MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA'' (PG) This sequel to the 2005 animated hit (''Madagascar,'' PG) about mismatched animal escapees from the Central Park Zoo succeeds wildly, where the original fell short. It still makes lots of jokes...Tags: High School Musical 3 (movie), R Rated Movies, The Secret Life of Bees (movie), Depression, Washington Post Company
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Kidsday Review: "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
KIDSDAY REPORTERS'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' BY JOHAN ALFARO, JOSHUA JOHNSON AND ADRIENNE SMITH Kidsday Reporters, Age 9, Elmont We went to a screening of the new animated movie "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." The movie is about a lion named Zuba (the voice of...Tags: David Schwimmer, Movies, Chris Rock, Nature, Central Park
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Review: 'Soul Men'
Special to Newsday(2 STARS) (R) PLOT Two ex-backup singers - and ex-friends - reunite for a tribute concert, with all their pent-up resentments. CAST Bernie Mac, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Leal LENGTH 1:43 PLAYING AT Area theaters BOTTOM LINE Predictable and crude...Tags: John Legend, Music, Isaac Hayes, Los Angeles, Movies
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Kidsday talks with Jada Pinkett Smith
Kidsday Reporters, Age 9, ElmontWe went to a screening of the new animated movie "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." The movie is about a lion named Zuba (the voice of the late Bernie Mac) who loses his son Alex ( Ben Stiller) when he was a cub. Alex winds up in his new home, Central Park....Tags: David Schwimmer, Movies, Chris Rock, Nature, Elmont
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The creature comforts of 'Madagascar'
Special to NewsdayIn the teeming banquet of humanity, Jada Pinkett Smith is the size of an hors d'oeuvre. Which has not, in defiance of most conventional thinking, made her happy. "I don't know if it's a cultural thing," said the 5-foot-tall actress, "but I've always...Tags: David Schwimmer, Movies, Chris Rock, Harry Potter, Celebrity
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'Soul Men'
Special to NewsdayThe alleged laugh fest "Soul Men" is clearly inspired by the famously warring '60s Stax act Sam & Dave - except Sam & Dave could sing - as well as by every gross-out comedy made since 1989. It's rather unfortunate that this Malcolm Lee-directed film...Tags: John Legend, John Anderson, Music, Isaac Hayes, Los Angeles
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'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' stars the voices of Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith
Tribune critic"Madagascar" (2005) made half a bil, and my preteen son certainly enjoyed it, especially for the penguins. The sequel, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," is a better film, though—less manic, more easygoing. The first film referenced so many other movies...Tags: David Schwimmer, Movies, Chris Rock, Jerome Robbins, Central Park
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Beyonce, Clooney, Spielberg: What The Celebs Are Saying
"I fell asleep crying and smiling at the same time. I woke up with mascara running and a smile on my face!" — Beyonce, gushing with pride the day after Barack Obama made history in becoming the nation's first elected black president. ——...Tags: Government, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Crichton, Movies, Beyonce
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