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Mendes' musings on marriage
Tribune NewspapersHOLLYWOOD—There are those who will see "Revolutionary Road," the long-awaited re-teaming of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, as some deeply troubling coda to their famed cine-love in the top-grossing movie of all time, "Titanic." In that film,...Tags: Family, Ethics, Sam Mendes, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Orson Welles
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The big movies of 2009
rafer.guzman@newsday.comMaking up stories isn't easy, which is why Hollywood likes to find ones that already exist. That means 2009 is so far shaping up to be another year of adaptations, remakes, "reimaginings" and plain old sequels. Some are obvious, such as "New Moon," the...Tags: Tom Hanks, Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Jackman, Will Ferrell, Denzel Washington
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Mary Shelley at 826LA
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Frankenstein" author Mary Shelley has made a rare Los Angeles appearance. On Sept. 26, some 150-odd years after her demise, she dropped by 826LA's Time Travel Mart in Echo Park -- that Sunset Boulevard purveyor of leg warmers, bottled "robot emotions"...Tags: Emily Dickinson, Los Angeles, Echo Park
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Astute observer lost with death of David Foster Wallace
Los Angeles Times. David L. Ulin is the book editor of the Los Angeles Times.I didn't know David Foster Wallace all that well. We met a couple of times, and once, in the lead-up to the 2004 presidential election, we spent an hour or so on the phone one afternoon discussing politics, which he followed with the rabid fascination...Tags: Thomas Pynchon, Raymond Carver, Richard Ford, John McCain, Ohio
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Eggers Comedy in Focus for 'Beauty' Director
Zap2It.comOscar-winning director Sam Mendes will helm an untitled comedy from writers/spouses Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. Set up at Focus Features, the original script focuses on an expectant couple who travel the country looking for a place to settle down and...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sam Mendes, Kate Winslet
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Getting Beck to the future
Special to The TimesThere are lots of marvelous extras to listen to in the new, deluxe edition of Beck's 1996 landmark album, "Odelay," including more than an hour's worth of music that wasn't in the original collection. But there are also some engaging things to read in...Tags: Hank Williams, Music, Music Industry, Los Angeles, Billy Joel
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'The Office,' 'SNL' Stars Join Sam Mendes Comedy
Zap2It.comOscar winner Sam Mendes has turned to the small screen to cast his untitled relationship comedy set up at Focus Features. According to Variety, John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph will take the lead roles in the film, while Cheryl Hines has booked a...Tags: George Clooney, Cheryl Hines, Film Festivals, Sam Mendes, Movies
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Connecting to Hay on Wye
Special to the Los Angeles TimesTHE BEST WAY From LAX, KLM offers connecting service (change of planes) to Cardiff, Wales, about 47 miles from Hay on Wye. Restricted round-trip airfares start at $734. WHERE TO STAY The Swan at Hay, Church Street, Hay on Wye, Herefordshire; 011-44-...Tags: Doris Lessing, Martin Amis, Festive Event, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Hitchens
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Stories of a troubled man
Tribune senior correspondentYou don't need to be a shrink to know that Steve Elliott is a troubled man. Just read his novels -- brimming with been-there portrayals of drug abuse, homelessness, heartlessness, rape and miscellaneous perversions. Elliott, 33 -- a Chicagoan who now...Tags: Judaism, Court Administration, Evanston, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School
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Sweden, Barcelona, Philadelphia guides
"Sweden" (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides; $25) Sweden is noted for many things: sweet-tongued purveyors of pop music (Abba), exceedingly practical furniture stores (Ikea), homespun folk artists (Carl Larsson). The small northern European country has also...Tags: Greta Garbo, Benjamin Franklin, Pablo Picasso, Festive Event, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Picking a winner? Harder than you think!
Special to the TimesBy Marianne Wiggins The winners of the National Book Awards were announced this month -- did anyone notice? Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Tony, Golden Globe: award shows deemed worthy of TV. But what about the poor relation at the table -- books? Anybody want to...Tags: Philip Roth, Awards and Prizes, Stephen King, Thomas Pynchon, Basketball
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San Francisco's Hayes Valley, epitome of cool
Special to The TimesSan Francisco — MY San Francisco neighborhood is not cool. It is sunny and cheap, but living there conveys zero hipness. So whenever I want to feel cooler than I really am, I give myself a weekend in Hayes Valley, the trendy neighborhood that sprang...Tags: Rodeo, Christina Aguilera, Transportation, Pamela Anderson, Brunch
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