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Briefly In The News
Karger holds presidential fundraiser Fred Karger, who has declared himself a Republican candidate for president, is planning a fundraiser at his Laguna Beach home. "I'm the first openly gay presidential candidate in history," Karger said. Karger was...Tags: Politics, Rotary International, Disasters and Accidents, Electrical Appliance, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Billy Taylor dies at 89; jazz pianist, composer and educator
Associated PressBilly Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre's most ardent advocates through radio, television and the landmark Jazzmobile arts venture, has died. He was 89. Taylor died of a heart attack Tuesday in Manhattan, said his...Tags: Music Theater, Entertainment, New York University, Music, Dizzy Gillespie
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Tony noms fete Broadway's year of the biography
If there's any doubt that we're living in a golden age of creative nonfiction, the nominations for this year's Tonys, which will be awarded Sunday night, should squelch it.
Have there ever been more actors nominated for playing real-life characters?...Tags: Documentary (genre), Albert Maysles, Music Theater, Entertainment, Grey Gardens (movie)
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Movie review: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans -- 2 out of 5 stars
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticIt takes a few minutes to get the mind and the eyes around the fact that, yes, that's the great Brit-thespian Michael Sheen, impersonator of Tony Blair (The Deal, The Queen) and David Frost (Frost/Nixon) transforming into a werewolf in Underworld: Rise of...Tags: Werewolf (supernatural entities), Death, Derek Jacobi, Social Issues, Movies
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Spot the filmmaker's obsession
Joyful, choreographed dance numbers staged in crumbling Mumbai train stations are not how most American films end. Yet when just such a scene crops up in " Slumdog Millionaire," the moment is perfectly apt.
Sure, it's a Bollywood-meets-Hollywood ending,...Tags: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (movie), Idi Amin, World War II (1939-1945), Cinema Industry, Film Festivals
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Frank Langella steps into Nixon's shoes for 'Frost/Nixon'
Veteran actor Frank Langella first stepped into former President Richard M. Nixon's shoes in 2006 with Peter Morgan's "Frost/Nixon" on the London stage. The play, which chronicled the preparations, negotiations and shooting of the famed 1977 interviews...Tags: Tony Awards, Film Festivals, Robert Bolt, Academy Awards, Music Theater
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'Frost/Nixon'
You don't even need a mental image of Ron Howard to know that "Frost/Nixon" was made -- and made well -- by a very nice man. Richard M. Nixon is unlikely ever to get more sympathetic treatment on screen. David Frost's people paid Nixon's people $600,...Tags: Film Festivals, Academy Awards, Movies, Kevin Bacon, Entertainment
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'Benjamin Button' rules Oscar nominations; Batman's a bridesmaid, missing out on top honors
AP Movie WriterBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman loomed large with the absence of "The Dark Knight" in the best-picture race. An epic romance that...Tags: Kate Winslet, The Reader (movie), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (movie), Taraji P. Henson, Family
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Let Russia join NATO
Anti-Russian fervor threatens to hit fever pitch in Washington this week. In the wake of Russia's military incursion into Georgia, Barack Obama is suddenly doing his best to parrot John McCain's Russophobia. Indeed, the cries to shove Moscow back into the...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Condoleezza Rice, Stillwater Mining Company, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney
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Nixon on film and television
Richard M. Nixon once said, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore . . . "
It wasn't true, of course. That was in 1962 when he'd just lost a gubernatorial election. He came back to be elected president twice. And especially since his resignation on...Tags: Tony Awards, Cinema Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Documentary (genre), Comedy (genre)
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