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Around Town: Salutes to Bunuel and the hero of 'Hugo,' Melies
24 FramesA Luis Bunuel retrospective and a tribute to the real-life hero of the film "Hugo" are among this week's highlights.... -
'Baby Doll' joins the cavalcade of L.A. productions marking Tennessee Williams' centennial
Culture MonsterTennessee Williams' Oscar-nominated `Baby Doll' screenplay to be staged in L.A., marking his centennial... -
The Actor's Craft: The Eli Wallach method
The moment one enters the gracious Upper West Side apartment of Eli Wallach, the home he has shared for decades with his wife and fellow actress, Anne Jackson, there is an unmistakable sense of life being well lived. Smiling and curious about his guest,...Tags: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Awards, Philosophy, Music Theater, Celebrities
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Elia Kazan, an actor's director
Elia Kazan was one of the consummate filmmakers of the 20th century, directing such classics as 1951's "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1954's "On the Waterfront" and 1955's "East of Eden." He won three Oscars, five Tony Awards and four Golden Globes....Tags: Drama (genre), Public Employees, Tony Awards, Health and Safety at School, Communist Party of China
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Karl Malden dies at 97; Oscar-winning actor
Karl Malden, a versatile Oscar-winning actor who built a six-decade Hollywood career playing heroes and heavies -- and, often, relatable ordinary men -- yet who was certain he was best known as a commercial pitchman for American Express, has died. He...Tags: Drama (genre), Career and Workplace, Humphrey Bogart, Moss Hart, Music Theater
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Raquel Welch revives her '60s-era role as a Foster Grant sunglasses girl
All The RageRaquel Welch left her shredded cave-girl dresses in the '60s, but she's poised to revive another of her beloved looks from the era -- Foster Grant sunglasses. The 70-year-old actress and legendary sex symbol was a model for the brand's...... -
Van Johnson, MGM's boy-next-door, dies at 92
Van Johnson, who soared to stardom during World War II as MGM's boy-next-door in films such as "A Guy Named Joe" and "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and became one of the era's top box-office draws, died Friday. He was 92.
Johnson, who was most frequently...Tags: Career and Workplace, Periodicals, Greta Garbo, Music Theater, Movies
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'Texasville' by Larry McMurtry
Welcome back to Thalia, seat of Hardtop County, Tex., where the terrain is so flat that the net at the municipal tennis court forms a skyline. Readers of Larry McMurtry's "The Last Picture Show" will be surprised to hear that Thalia has anything so grand...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Petroleum Industry, Sports, Hobbies, Obsessed (movie)
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