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Game review: LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet ( Sony Computer Entertainment) Reviewed on PlayStation 3. One to four players; online. Rated E for Everyone. Retail $59.99. **** Web sites like Facebook and YouTube have indulged our virtual narcissism for a few years now, so it's only...Tags: Computing and Information Technology, Quantum of Solace, Video Games, Tim Burton, Sony Corp.
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Branagh's magical 'Flute' inexplicably falls off the radar
Tribune NewspapersHOLLYWOOD—On Jan. 1, 1975, Swedes huddled around their television sets. The overture of "The Magic Flute" began, and the camera panned across the audience of a Baroque theater, finally landing on a child. Hundreds of thousands of hearts were...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Classical Music, Chicago Symphony, Music Theater, Ravinia Festival
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TV ON DVD: Hiro and an antihero
HEROES: Season 2 Series Superpowers saga sent Hiro back to samurai era and amnesiac Peter to Ireland, while introducing new "heroes" in New Orleans, Central America and that evil Company ( Kristen Bell). Strike-shortened season earned mixed reviews....Tags: Frank Darabont, Heroes, Sony Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, Emma Thompson
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Kenneth Branagh's 'Magic Flute' deserves to be seen
Times Music CriticON JAN. 1, 1975, Swedes huddled around their television sets. The overture of "The Magic Flute" began, and the camera panned across the audience of a Baroque theater, finally landing on a child. Hundreds of thousands of hearts were warmed on that cold...Tags: Jude Law, Classical Music, Harold Pinter, Music Theater, Ravinia Festival
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Should Fry Move His Bones to House?
Zap2It.comBritish actors, comedians and writers Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry have been friends and colleagues for many years. As the comedy team of Fry and Laurie, they appeared in the British TV shows "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" and "Jeeves and Wooster." So when...Tags: Hugh Laurie, David Boreanaz, NBC, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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An end to 'Extras'
Tribune television criticAccording to a 2007 poll by the Pew Research Center, 51 percent of people 18 to 25 said that being famous was their most important goal, or second most important goal. The only goal to outpoll fame was wealth. In our sped-up culture, in which the...Tags: Television Industry, Homer Simpson, Emmy Awards, Celebrity, Jennifer Garner
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'Bones' Flirts With Romantic Disaster
Zap2It.comWhen a TV show develops around a will-they-or-won't-they pre-romantic pairing, audiences try to enjoy the ride, all the while fearing several possible conclusions. The example most frequently mentioned is the fate of David and Maddy on "Moonlighting,"...Tags: David Boreanaz, Music Theater, Chemistry
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DVD Review: 'Bones, Season Two'
Zap2It.comAlthough the quality of the 21 second-season episodes of "Bones" speak for themselves, the 6-disc DVD set includes bonus features that emphasize the show's casual sense of humor and seamless character development, both of which help set it apart from...Tags: David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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'House' Star Laurie Honored by the Queen
Zap2It.comHugh Laurie has taken a break from endanging and then saving lives to visit with the Queen. The "House" star was at Buckingham Palace Wednesday (May 23) to be made a member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, report news sources....Tags: Elizabeth II, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Imperial and Royal Matters
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A spy kid sees action in 'Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker'
Newsday Staff WriterWhat does it take to be a top-level 14-year-old spy in the United Kingdom? The futuristic gadgetry of a James Bond? The ingenuity of a Harry Potter? The traffic-stopping beauty of Thomas Mann's young Tadzio in "Death in Venice?" As played by former Gap...Tags: Alicia Silverstone, Mickey Rourke, Defense, Armed Forces, Thomas Mann
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'Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker'
Special to The TimesThe first film adaptation based on Anthony Horowitz's series of young-adult adventure novels, "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" feels like a contrived attempt to jump-start a franchise along the lines of "Spy Kids" or the "Harry Potter" series....Tags: Alicia Silverstone, Mickey Rourke, Bill Gates, Ewan McGregor, Harry Potter
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'Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story'
Zap2It.comThe incessant digressions, derailments and narrative loop-the-loops of Laurence Sterne's 18th century novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" would seem to make a proper film adaptation impossible ... so Michael Winterbottom didn't...Tags: Laurence Sterne, Michael Winterbottom, Charlie Kaufman, Terry Gilliam
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