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Unlikely front-runners face a still-formidable Clint Eastwood
This year's lead actor and supporting actor categories offer no end of irony.
Although certifiable leading men like Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Leonardo DiCaprio in "Revolutionary Road," Clint Eastwood in "Gran Torino" and...Tags: Dick Cheney, George H.W. Bush, Clint Eastwood, Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Leonardo DiCaprio
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Heath Ledger's Joker generating Oscars buzz
The Associated PressJack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. Ledger's performance in the Batman tale "The...Tags: Culture, Tilda Swinton, Ceremonies, Anthony Hopkins, Film Festivals
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'Shark Swarm' on Hallmark Channel
Times Television CriticEvery once in a while, a bit of television comes along that is just so terrible it must be viewed by large numbers of people, preferably those over the drinking age. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you "Shark Swarm," a two-part, three-hour Hallmark Channel...Tags: Colleges and Universities, TiVo Inc., Health and Safety at School, Daryl Hannah, Environmental Cleanup
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"Peter and Jerry' revisits 'Zoo Story'
3 Stars Edward Albee's "Peter and Jerry" is a show 50 years in the making. It combines "The Zoo Story," which is not only one of Albee's best plays, but the most compelling one-act in any dramatic literature textbook, and an all-new prequel that takes...Tags: Bill Pullman, Central Park, Mercedes Ruehl, Greenwich Village, Edward Albee
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McKellen wrestles with 'Lear' and 'Seagull'
amNewYork Theater CriticKing Lear is a popular guy. The list of actors that have recently played the tragedian is impressively long: Kevin Kline, Christopher Plummer, Andre de Shields, F. Murray Abraham, Alvin Epstein and Hal Holbrook. But 'Lear' being one of Shakespeare's...Tags: Ian McKellen, Culture, William Shakespeare, Lincoln Center, Kevin Kline
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Career crisis after Oscar?
When he won the Oscar for best actor in "The Pianist," Adrien Brody planted a passionate kiss on the lips of Halle Berry that seemed to shock everyone -- including Berry. It's been over four years now and the movie world is still waiting for Brody to find...Tags: Halle Berry, Culture, Owen Wilson, Film Festivals, Kevin Spacey
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Summer Theater
amNewYork Theater CriticBroadway and off-Broadway stages will host returning favorite stars (including two Kevins -- Spacey and Kline), TV actors turning to the theater, and -- of course! -- an adaptation of a popular film, Legally Blonde. The Jew of Malta/The Merchant of...Tags: Alec Baldwin, Tom Jones, Kevin Spacey, Eric Bogosian, Al Hirschfeld
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Aced the screen test
Special to The TimesWHEN a hit play is made into a film, the cast is invariably switched out for more famous film counterparts. Thus Mary Louise Parker is traded for Gwyneth Paltrow ("Proof") or Meg Ryan ("Prelude to a Kiss"), Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham for Michelle...Tags: Colleges and Universities, History, Al Pacino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meg Ryan
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Picks that click
It's a new year and the beginning of awards season, which means it's time for pretentious, self-important predictions about the events of the next few months.
In fairness, since we still haven't seen "The Island," "Aeon Flux" or "Deuce Bigalow:...Tags: George Clooney, Culture, Rick Springfield, Film Festivals, Billy Crystal
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Crystal Persuasion
Times Staff WriterFrom The Times: March 24, 1998 Hello, Billy, well, hello, Billy. It's so nice to have you back where you belong. As host of the Academy Awards. In this case, a show that started crisply but began slogging perceptibly as the night wore on, ultimately...Tags: Jack Nicholson, Culture, The Amistad, Ben Kingsley, Helen Hunt
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Something in the Air
Tribune staff reporterSeason openers always hold hope for young, rebuilding teams. Will the rookies finally be the answer? The Bulls had such an opener on Oct. 26, 1984. The expectations were off the charts for a rookie named Michael Jordan. In the Bulls' 109-93 victory over...Tags: Sally Field, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Basketball, Film Festivals
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Academy has an uneasy time with box-office names
Times Staff WriterAcademy Award voters aren't shy about nominating superstars such as Tom Cruise or Julia Roberts for showy roles in films like "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Pretty Woman." But proclaiming big stars winners is another story. On awards night, both of...Tags: Culture, Maximilian Schell, Emmy Awards, Cary Grant, Ben Kingsley
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