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Rodents that capture our hearts—and box-office receipts
Special to the TribuneThe year has been packed with astonishing Hollywood heroes, but that won't stop one more from trying to break into our cultural consciousness when his eponymous film opens Friday. This intrepid protagonist, however, stands apart from the others—in...Tags: Film Festivals, Walt Disney, Natural Resources, Academy Awards, David Petersen
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At 92, Horton Foote's back on Broadway
Theater CriticHorton Foote is sitting patiently in an orchestra seat at the Booth Theatre on Broadway before a Wednesday matinee of "Dividing the Estate." He's waiting to be interviewed but seems content just to stare at the set of the genteel family residence, the...Tags: Texas, Celebrity, Broadway, Music Theater, Family
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Film Adaptations Of 'The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn'
Among the adaptations of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" on film: "Huckleberry Finn," 1920, silent film with Gordon Griffith "Huckleberry Finn," 1931, with Jackie Coogan, Junior Durkin, Mitzi Green, Jane Darwell "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,"...Tags: Mickey Rooney, John Carradine, Jim Dale, Jane Darwell, Ron Howard
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Paul Newman: A Legend Dies At 83
SPECIAL TO THE COURANTPaul Newman was a stage actor who became a movie star. A sex symbol who celebrated 50 years of marriage with his second wife. A grieving father who turned to philanthropy after the death of his only son. A citizen activist who campaigned for liberal...Tags: Charity, Celebrity Mothers, National Government, Lawyers, Gene Hackman
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Paul Newman's Top 15 Movies
Courant Staff WriterPaul Newman may be a beloved movie icon to those of us older than, say, 40. But many of the nation's younger moviegoers may have seen only one Newman movie in their lives: "Cars," in which he provides the voice to the old racer Doc Hudson. They don't...Tags: Literature, Netflix Inc., Butch Cassidy, Tom Cruise, William Faulkner
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Newman Tribute on TCM: Oct.12
The TV ZoneYup, that's the big important date to remember, when TCM will devote its full Sunday schedule to Paul Newman classics, including ...Cool Hand Luke (1967), Somebody up There Likes Me (1956), Torn Curtain (1966), Exodus (1960), Hud (1963), and......Tags: Literature, Ed Begley, Paul Newman, Tennessee Williams, George Kennedy
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Snubbed by Oscar, but beloved
OK, so Angelina, Denzel and Keira didn't get asked to the Oscar prom. They shouldn't shed too many tears over their absence from this year's nominations.
After all, they're in very good company. From Humphrey Bogart ("The Maltese Falcon") and Marilyn...Tags: Donald Sutherland, Sean Penn, Bill Murray, Brian de Palma, Sean Astin
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Still a step ahead
TRIBUNE CRITICHorton Foote is talking about the great American theatrical triumvirate of Tennessee Williams, William Inge and Arthur Miller. They were his peers. Williams was born in 1911. Inge, 1913. Miller, 1915. And Foote, 1916. In Wharton, small-town Texas....Tags: Literature, California, Texas, Academy Awards, Broadway
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On TV: Botox. Face-lifts. Reconstructive surgery.
Times Television CriticI know we're all supposed to be watching this season of "Dancing With the Stars" to see whether professional athletics or Broadway provides a better foundation for dance. But I'm pretty sure most of us are far too preoccupied with figuring out whether...Tags: Medical Specialization, Judi Dench, Health Treatments, Personal Service, Catherine Deneuve
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'Match Game's' Reilly Dies at 76
Times Staff WriterCharles Nelson Reilly, whose persona as a wacky game show panelist and talk show guest overshadowed his serious work as a director and Tony-winning actor, has died. He was 76. Reilly, a longtime resident of Beverly Hills, died Friday (May 25) of...Tags: Julie Harris, California, Florida, Broadway, Astoria
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Advantage Britain
The EnvelopeWhat do British actors have that American film actors, generally speaking, don't? The question might seem to be dripping in Anglophile presumption, but it emerges directly from this year's Oscar race. Considering that Helen Mirren and Judi Dench are the...Tags: Academy Awards, Forest Whitaker, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Judi Dench
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Oscars golden boys
The EnvelopeCatch-up seems to be the theme of this year's Oscar race for best actor. After seven failed nominations -- the most in the academy's acting categories without a win -- Peter O'Toole seems to be the frontrunner for his role in "Venus" as a frail old actor...Tags: Superman, Sean Penn, Academy Awards, Al Pacino, Matt Damon
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