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Jewish guys get an image makeover
Early on in 2007's comedy hit "Knocked Up," Seth Rogen and a bunch of buddies, nearly all of them Jewish, are hanging at a nightclub when Rogen announces that he's just seen "Munich," the Steven Spielberg film about an Israeli assassination squad....Tags: John Garfield, Defiance (movie), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rod Steiger, Movies
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Gabriel Macht is willing for 'Spirit' stardom
Once upon a time, superhero roles were considered career-killers. But not anymore, not with Christian Bale, Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr. and Hugh Jackman proving that if the glove fits, you should wear it. Still, for Gabriel Macht, who suits up as the...Tags: Speed Racer (movie), Eva Mendes, Will Smith, Movies, Cher
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Everything's coming up Sunnyside in Queens
Special to amNewYork"Welcome to Sunnyside" proclaims the brightly lit sign at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue, and one certainly does feel welcome spending time in this sprawling, multicultural neighborhood. Although it's traditionally been an...Tags: Real Estate, Movies, Dancing, Folk Music, Rape
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Northwestern seeks 6A-record 3 titles in a row
High School Sports EditorMiami Northwestern has a chance to set state high school football history tonight at the Class 6A state championship game against Seminole at the Citrus Bowl. Should the Bulls win, they would become the first 6A team to win three consecutive state titles...Tags: Football, Citrus Bowl, High Schools, Schools
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Brian Goodman: Dark past, brighter future
The bullet that's lodged in Brian Goodman's brain serves as a constant reminder.
"One thing you can't lose sight of is where I could be, where I am supposed to be and where I have been," he says in his strong south Boston accent.
Goodman looks older...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Celebrity Mothers, Massachusetts, Movies, Crimes
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New on Video
Zap2It.comBy Jay Bobbin, Zap2it.com ++++++++++++++++++++ || || || || "GET SMART": Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway are in CONTROL – in more ways than one – as they assume Don Adams and Barbara Feldon's classic television roles as Agents 86 and 99 in this update,...Tags: Get Smart (movie), Movies, Heroes (tv program), Family, Television
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Take 5: Football Biopics
andy.edelstein@newsday.com' The Express," which opens Friday, tells the story of Ernie Davis, the Syracuse University running back who, in 1961, became the first black to win college football's prestigious Heisman Trophy. Here are five other notable football biopics: KNUTE ROCKNE...Tags: Football, Gale Sayers, The Express (movie), National Football League, Harry Belafonte
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As Bank of America grows, so do concerns
CONSUMER CONFIDENTIALI have seen the future, and it is Rollerball. I don't mean the carnage-crazy sport played by James Caan in the 1975 movie. I mean the film's depiction of life in 2018, when "corporate wars" have left the world controlled not by governments but by...Tags: Movies, John Houseman, Employees, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, North Carolina
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More glimpses of lost Chicago saved on film
In response to Tempo's story about movies serving as time capsules for long-gone Chicago ("Lost Chicago, found on film," Jan. 29, by Patrick T. Reardon), dozens of readers weighed in with their own recommendations. Their suggestions included films...Tags: Chicago Skyline, Cary Grant, Jim Belushi, Movies, Wheaton
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'Get Smart'
rafer.guzman@newsday.comWhen Hollywood tackles a beloved old TV series, what you often see onscreen are the acrobatics of eager-to-please filmmakers. They bend over backward to honor the source material, yet strain to attract modern viewers. In "Get Smart," based on the iconic...Tags: Firearms, Movies, Defense, Dwayne Johnson, Mel Brooks
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CineVegas Film Festival
THERE'S A rich irony in the fact that James Caan is being feted this month with the CineVegas Film Festival's inaugural Vegas Icon Award: Caan hates almost all the acting he's ever done that has anything to do with the city. The four years he spent as...Tags: Sarah Jessica Parker, Don Cheadle, Dean Martin, Movies, Texas
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Homeboy Industries fundraiser draws Hollywood elite
CAUSE CÉLÈBREWHEN IT comes to faith-based politics, President Bush learned a lesson from Hollywood. The industry has had a fondness for activist priests ever since "Going My Way," and today there's probably nobody in a Roman collar who can draw more stars than Father...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), National Government, David Letterman, Texas, Jay Leno
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