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Born John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Born John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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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: Rap, Jennifer Aniston, Guy Ritchie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Denzel Washington
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Will Smith voted top moneymaking star of 2008
NEW YORK -- No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors. Smith, star of "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," was voted the star who generated the most box office revenue for...Tags: Indiana Jones, Adam Sandler, Shia LaBeouf, Sidney Poitier, Will Smith
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Big Willy-style
Johnny Depp is out, and Will Smith is in--as the top money-making star of 2008, that is. According to Reuters, movie theater owners and film buyers voted for the "Seven Pounds" actor in the annual Quigley poll, a survey of industry insiders. In the poll'...Tags: Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Sidney Poitier, Will Smith, Christian Bale
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The culture of scarcity
We shopped. Then we dropped. Then we started making culture again -- dancing on the rubble of our own excesses, stitching together art from the ragbag of our desires.
Every generation or so, throughout modern American history, the culture of hardship has...Tags: Jennifer Aniston, Tony Scott, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Diego Rivera, Denzel Washington
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Rumors of 'Dark Knight' sequel abound
Calling "The Dark Knight" a success is like calling Mt. Everest a hill. So it should come as little surprise that, as the Tribune reports, rumors already abound about a third Batman movie in Chicago. Trade publication Production Weekly reports "Batman 3"...Tags: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Dark Knight (movie), Batman
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Ron Howard: From 'Mayberry' to 'Frost/Nixon'
United Feature Syndicate''Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film'' (8 p.m., TCM) allows the actor and director to offer short anecdotes about his many movie and TV projects dating back to the time when he was only 3 years old. Howard, whose new film '' Frost/Nixon'' has received much...Tags: Nixon (movie), Deal or No Deal (tv program), Conan O'Brien, NBC, David Letterman
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TODAY'S PICKS
MYSTIC RIVER (8 p.m., AMC) (Drama, 2003) - A Boston detective (Kevin Bacon) investigates the beating and murder of the daughter of a childhood friend (best actor Oscar winner Sean Penn), then questions a second friend (Tim Robbins, best supporting actor...Tags: Clint Eastwood, Film Festivals, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn
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TV today: Dec. 22
The 2005 feature film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (8:30 p.m., WPLG-Ch. 10, WPBF-Ch. 25) is full of visual splendor. But some would say Johnny Depp, in the lead role, is all the eye candy you need. We're still puzzled by the fascination people...Tags: Movies
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SCREEN SCENE: Batman to return to Chicago?
Tribune reporterBlame the blogosphere. And, the recent boom business done by "The Dark Knight" DVD. Rumors abound regarding the next Batman movie, notably: Will director Christopher Nolan return the franchise to Chicago? And who tops the bad-guy roster? Trade...Tags: Valkyrie (movie), Uma Thurman, St. Charles, Chris Rock, Theater
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'Annie Leibovitz at Work' by Annie Leibovitz
Special to The TimesAnnie Leibovitz at Work Annie Leibovitz Random House: 240 pp., $40 Do we really need another book by Annie Leibovitz? That's what I asked myself as I began reading her newest volume, "Annie Leibovitz at Work." Her pictures are so well known, and she...Tags: Elizabeth II, O.J. Simpson, Carl Lewis, The White House, The Rolling Stones
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'Today' show heads for night in holiday special
Apparently airing in the morning isn't enough. NBC's Today show is going prime-time, for tonight only at least. Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry host 2008: Today Looks Back, A Holiday Special, a one-hour review of the year's biggest...Tags: Movies, David Letterman, NBC, Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams
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NBC airs 'Today' like there's no tomorrow
United Feature SyndicateMorning invades prime time. ''2008: 'Today' Looks Back, a Holiday Special'' (8 p.m., NBC) offers a quick glance back at the year's top-five stories. This ''Today'' special may not bring us any earth-shattering revelations, but it reminds viewers of...Tags: The Apprentice (tv program), Deal or No Deal (tv program), Conan O'Brien, NBC, David Letterman
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