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Seeing more of Josh Brolin
Who knows how these things happen? Josh Brolin made his film debut in "The Goonies" and subsequently appeared in films for such directors as Woody Allen, David O. Russell, Paul Verhoeven and Guillermo del Toro, well on his way to a respectable but low-key...Tags: W. (movie), Harvey Milk, Guillermo Del Toro, Woody Allen, George Bush
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Palm Springs International Film Festival has its own star power
Indie director Jonathan Parker has a soft spot for the Palm Springs International Film Festival -- and not just because, unlike at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, you can squeeze in a round of golf between screenings and Q&A...Tags: Sonny Bono, Dustin Hoffman, Utah, Movies, Crispin Clover
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The 'Milk' effect
Of the Sacramento Bee'It has been 30 years since San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to hold such a high office, was shot to death by a former supervisor, Dan White. Sean Penn wants to make sure we don't forget Milk's work as an...Tags: Harvey Milk, Ronald Reagan, Movies, Suicide, Gay Rights
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Humanidad llevada a la pantalla
ESPECIAL PARA EL SENTINELEn términos generales 2008 fue un año de buen cine. En orden alfabético, ofrecemos a continuación una selección de las mejores películas estrenadas en el sur de la Florida hasta fin de año. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Utilizando la perspectiva de...Tags: Harvey Milk, Mike Leigh, George Bush, Woody Allen, Wall-E (movie)
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Milk' co-star James Franco
zeroes in on likable films James Franco tries to live by advice he received from the sage one, Seth Rogen. ''He has a very simple philosophy,'' Franco said of his ''Pineapple Express'' co-star. ''He will never act in a movie that he wouldn't go see.''...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Harvey Milk, James Franco, Minority Groups, Movies
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Capsule reviews
++++++++++++++++++++ || || Bedtime Stories PG, 1:35 Family || ** || A hotel handyman ( Adam Sandler) baby-sits his niece and nephew for a week, regaling them with tall tales that start bleeding into his daily life. Adequate time-filler, though the tone...Tags: Ron Howard, Harvey Milk, Nothing Like the Holidays (movie), Movies, Adam Sandler
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The Best of 2008 Movies: Love at first bot
rafer.guzman@newsday.comThis winter, with films like "The Reader" and "Valkyrie" to name just a few, the studios are trotting out a parade of Nazis, those useful, all-purpose villains of the cinema. They're unarguably evil, guaranteed not to offend (who's going to object?) and...Tags: Harvey Milk, Monsters, There Will Be Blood (movie), Woody Allen, Movies
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Palm Springs film fest to honor Dustin Hoffman, Gus Van Sant
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDustin Hoffman, whose latest film "Last Chance Harvey" opens Christmas day, will be honored with the Chairman Award at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. 6 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. "Last Chance Harvey" also is...Tags: Sonny Bono, Dustin Hoffman, Movies, Festive Event
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Superheoes and fantasy, melancholy and loss were big-screen themes
Special to The Morning CallFrom Batman and Iron Man to Hancock and the Hulk, superheroes ruled the box office in 2008. Even audience action favorites Indiana Jones and James Bond had to take a backseat to '' The Dark Knight,'' Christopher Nolan's extravaganza, which swooped away...Tags: Mike Leigh, Ghost Town (movie), Indiana Jones, Iron Man (movie), Changeling (movie)
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Top 10 movies of 2008 (and five worst)
Sentinel Movie CriticWas it a great 2008 at the movies or what? Any time you have 20 to 25 films in real contention for a Top 10 list, it's a good year. Considering the glum economy and $12 movie tickets, the quality had better be there. The fanboys could celebrate The Dark...Tags: Mike Leigh, Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Allen, Hell Ride (movie), Iron Man (movie)
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James Franco does his homework
McClatchy NewspapersJames Franco tries to live by advice he received from the sage one, Seth Rogen. "He has a very simple philosophy," Franco says of his Pineapple Express co-star. "He will never act in a movie that he wouldn't go see." It's a philosophy that "seems like...Tags: Harvey Milk, Minority Groups, James Franco, Movies, Pineapple Express (movie)
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London Film Critics Circle nominates 'Slumdog'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe love affair with the indie sleeper "Slumdog Millionaire" continued with six nominations from the London Film Critics Circle. "Slumdog Millionaire," a fable about a poverty-stricken young man from Mumbai, India, who reflects upon his life while a...Tags: Clint Eastwood, Happy-Go-Lucky (movie), Movies, Wall-E (movie), Slumdog Millionaire (movie)
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