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Words & Ideas TODAY 12th Anniversary Celebration The local bookseller marks its 12th year with discounts, refreshments and more all weekend. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 3 p.m. (323) 660-1175. MONDAY Deanne Stillman The author of...Tags: West Hollywood, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Minority Groups, Book, Venice
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'Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice' by David J. Skal with Jessica Rains
Claude Rains was luckier than most of his character-acting peers in Hollywood's so-called classic age: He played a pivotal role in one of the few movies of that era that almost everyone has seen -- and goes on seeing. His insouciantly cynical but...Tags: Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Adolf Hitler, Celebrity, Film Festivals
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'Women' the latest movie in emotive chick flick lineup
Special to NewsdayChick flick: A film geared to female audiences, often filled with emotion, high drama and romance. Some people say the term with a sneer, as if the chick flick were a debased genre, down there with slasher movies and porn. Men would rather have bamboo...Tags: Deborah Kerr, Empire State Building, Joan Crawford, Sex and the City (movie), Debra Winger
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TODAY'S PICKS
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION (5 p.m., FNC; 6p.m., CNN, CSPAN; 7 p.m., MSNBC; 8 p.m., WNET/13; 10p.m., CBS/2, NBC/4, ABC/7) - The party gathers in Denver to nominate its candidate for president, Sen. Barack Obama. Michelle Obama is scheduled to speak....Tags: Michelle Obama, Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Sergio Leone, Migration
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A good character actor stands and delivers truth
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNEThe greats of my generation, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, were character actors. That is, they were, by standards of a previous day, suitable to play in support of a star, but as they were ethnic, or not traditional matinee-...Tags: David Mamet, New York City Police Department, John Malkovich, William Demarest, Hope Davis
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No bitter endings when the readers chime in
In the Dec. 28 Movies section, we talked about how some recent movies had less than enjoyable endings, then shared some of our favorite movie conclusions and asked to hear yours. And did we ever hear from you! Here are some of the responses (out of...Tags: Religious Festivals, Joan Crawford, Helena Bonham Carter, Westmont, Ingrid Bergman
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Tinseltown's last hurrah
Today, Breitbart and Ehrenstein wonder whether Hollywood is relevant in American politics. Previously they debated whether Tinseltown conservatives are in the closet, attempted to define Hollywood values, discussed the role filmmakers should play in the...Tags: History, Peter Lorre, Sid Caesar, Adolf Hitler, Ingrid Bergman
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For spies, 'Lust' isn't everything
Sun Movie Critic(C+) Not just to embody but to act the throes of passion, with every inch of flesh exposed - that's what first-time movie actress Tang Wei does to the hilt, and way beyond the hilt, in Lust, Caution, Ang Lee's otherwise ponderous tale of intrigue in...Tags: Rape, North Carolina, Ang Lee, Cary Grant, Joan Chen
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No regrets in war on terrorism
Tribune senior correspondent"I think that the war on terror, if it's a war, then it has to be treated as a war." Ahmed Nazief, the Egyptian prime minister, recently explained to a group of Tribune reporters and editors why his country has agreed to receive what he estimates are "60...Tags: Terrorism, CBS Corp., Civil Unrest, Human Rights, Prisons
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Movie review: 'The Illusionist'
Tribune movie critic3 stars (out of four) Crisply acted by a cast murmuring, in low tones, about truth and illusion, "The Illusionist" overcomes the major obstacle in films (and there haven't been many) about the world of stage magicians. The weak point tends to be the...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Texas, Evanston, Rufus Sewell, Celebrity
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Studio-Era Director Sherman Dies at 99
Vincent Sherman, who directed Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis and Errol Flynn during their 1940s heyday at Warner Bros. and was one of the last surviving studio-era contract directors, has died. He was 99. Sherman died Sunday night of natural causes at...Tags: West Point, Joan Crawford, Colleges and Universities, Mark Harmon, Celebrity
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Film Awards Bestowed
From The Times: March 1, 1940
Two English motion-picture players won the highest awards last night from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
They are Vivien Leigh for her performance in "Gone With the WInd," a Selznick International...Tags: Sound Recordings, John Ford, Mickey Rooney, Paramount, Samuel Goldwyn
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