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From 'Star Trek' to 'Avatar,' 2009's big movies
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: Sex and the City (movie), Vice (movie), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ben Affleck, Ron Howard
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THE LOBBYIST: Movies memorabilia fetches $7.8 million, $240k ' Star Wars' light saber was top item
Tribune reporterSynopsis: A Live! Movies feature that explores the moviegoing experience This week's segment: "Memorabilia market doesn't need a buyout" by Michael Esposito At President Franklin Roosevelt's first inauguration on March 4, 1933, he noted that the...Tags: Star Wars (movie), Movies, National Government, Roald Dahl, Government
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FAST CHAT: John Patrick Shanley
Freelance writerJohn Patrick Shanley is one of the fortunate few who has won the entertainment industry's equivalent of a trifecta: the Oscar for his 1987 "Moonstruck" screenplay, an Emmy for co-writing the 2002 HBO movie "Live From Baghdad" and a Tony for his 2004...Tags: Movies, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Doubt (movie), Meg Ryan
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Luke Skywalker light saber auctioned off
The Associated PressLuke Skywalker's light saber has been on Star Wars fans' Christmas lists for more than 30 years. On Thursday, one fan spent $240,000 to get the real thing: the prop that Mark Hamill used in the first two movies in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. The...Tags: Star Wars (movie), Movies, Superman, Roald Dahl, Mark Hamill
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'2666' and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' have themes for the modern world
The gorgeous three-volume boxed set of Roberto Bolaño's massive "2666" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) is surely the year's most adventurous bit of paperback publishing. This shocking and violent tour de force, based on the unsolved murders of hundreds of women...Tags: Quantum of Solace (movie), Seamus Heaney, W.H. Auden, Zbigniew Herbert
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Sounds like male Bonding
From one Bond to another: job well done.
Roger Moore told reporters Thursday that Daniel Craig was "marvelous" as James Bond because he brought a fresh dimension to the character.
The 81-year-old actor, who starred in seven Bond films in the 1970s and...Tags: Daniel Craig, Steven Spielberg, Celebrity, Ted Hughes, Quantum of Solace (movie)
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Fat cat trumps indicted senator: Colbert
The Swampby Mark Silva Comic Stephen Colbert, making light of the indictment of Alaska's Sen. Ted Stevens this week, made even lighter of the comparative media coverage of it. Picking up a copy of The Washington Post , Colbert complained in......Tags: Washington Post Co., New Jersey, Alaska, Ted Stevens, Stephen Colbert
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'Quantum of Solace' stars Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko
Tribune criticChilly eyed, bullet-shaped Daniel Craig is the right man for the James Bond franchise, and his second outing confirms it. At their wussiest, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan seemed determined to fulfill creator Ian Fleming's fleeting, facetious...Tags: Daniel Craig, Movies, Gays and Lesbians, Ursula Andress, Tourism and Leisure
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James Bond: 15 facts to know now
Tribune reporterTwo years after "Casino Royale" made James Bond relevant again, the 22nd official 007 venture, " Quantum of Solace," opens Friday. These movies are mammoth productions, and so are the promotional efforts, which delivered stars Daniel Craig, Olga...Tags: Daniel Craig, Celebrity, Movies, Tourism and Leisure, George Lazenby
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It's Craig, Daniel Craig
With the newest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, opening in theaters in two weeks, now may be a good time to revisit the film that introduced the first blond Bond, Daniel Craig. Released just two years ago, Casino Royale (4:30 p.m., Showtime)...Tags: Daniel Craig, Movies, Anne Francis, George Sanders, Tourism and Leisure
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Sony's future film slate highlights family's value
Sony Pictures could begin to look more like Disney.
The studio most identified as the home of high-testosterone action flicks aimed at young male audiences -- think "Spider-Man," "Men in Black" and most recently, James Bond -- has aggressive plans to tap...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Folklore and Mythology, Karate, Game Playing, People
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James Bond takes a 'Quantum' leap in luxury
Forty-six years ago, when Sean Connery played his first hand of chemin de fer clad in a shawl-collar tuxedo as James Bond in "Dr. No," the world was a much different place. Dressing up for dinner was de rigueur, and high-tech meant a shortwave radio...Tags: Daniel Craig, Radio Industry, Movies, Tourism and Leisure, Steve McQueen
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