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Donnie Andrews dies at 58; killer an inspiration for TV character
Like the television character he helped inspire, Donnie Andrews lived by a code. In his earlier years, when he was robbing rival dealers as a young hustler in West Baltimore — experiences that would later form the basis for the popular Omar Little...
Tags: Prisons, David Simon, Murder, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Raising Hope' on Fox
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Nov. 6 - 12 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Nov. 6 - 12 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...... -
'27 Dresses'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterKATHERINE HEIGL is always the bridesmaid and never the bride in this garden-variety wedding-themed rom-com -- except here, never means later, as it should alarm nobody to learn. In this, and in every other way I can think of, "27 Dresses" adheres...Tags: Journalism, Comedy (genre), Judy Greer, Movies, Romance (genre)
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Wanna share ear buds?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's not clear whether "Purple Violets," the new living-and-loving-in-New York film from writer-director Edward Burns, would be a good first-date movie. As the first full-length feature to premiere exclusively on Apple's iTunes store -- not in theaters...Tags: Apple iPod, Online Media Industry, Dining and Drinking, Movies, New Products
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A Skyline That Won't Go Away
Times Staff WriterIt was a small detail, but one that had to be reckoned with. Louis Rukeyser, one of America's most popular economic commentators, had set an image of the New York skyline atop his financial newsletter for years. In the center were the World Trade Center's...Tags: Comedy (genre), Death, Heather Graham, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities
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'Alex Cross'
After Morgan Freeman's two turns as James Patterson's psychology-driven police detective, Tyler Perry - in a rare-for-him situation as an actor for hire, without also writing and directing - has the title role in this grim melodrama. Cross mulls a big...
Tags: Jean Reno, Morgan Freeman, Cicely Tyson, Rob Cohen, John C. McGinley
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On Demand/DVD New Releases: Feb. 4-10
Channel Guide MagazineThe following On Demand/DVD New Releases are available the week of Feb. 4-10: Alex Cross Tyler Perry takes over for Morgan Freeman as the detective from best-selling author James Patterson’s novels, once again hunting a sadistic serial killer.... -
Donnie Andrews, inspiration for Omar character on 'The Wire,' dies
Like the television character he helped inspire, Donnie Andrews lived by a code. In his earlier years when he was robbing rival dealers as a young hustler in West Baltimore — experiences that would later form the basis for the popular Omar...
Tags: Authors, The Wire (tv program), Prisons, Documentary (genre), Punishment
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'Fitzgerald Family Christmas': Not the McMullens, but close ★★
After making itself available in November through various on-demand viewing options, Edward Burns' latest little picture, "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas," has found a theatrical venue for a Chicago run now under way at the Wilmette Theatre. If the...
Tags: Ed Lauter, Movies, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Holidays, Anita Gillette
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Edward Burns returns to his roots
About halfway through writing the script for "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas" (which opens at the Wilmette Theatre next week), Edward Burns says he found himself at a crossroad. "Do I want to make the big, crazy, funny, holly-jolly Christmas Irish family...
Tags: Holidays, Wicker Park, Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Schools, Drama (genre)
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Movies for everyone this winter
It's getting cold out there, and what better way to keep warm than by cozying up for a flick at your local cinema? This season, there is no shortage of quality films to watch, whether you're looking for something escapist, such as Peter Jackson's...
Tags: Anne Hathaway, Orlando Bloom, Julianne Hough, Drama (genre), Paul Rudd
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IN THE MOVIE THEATER: 'Cross' this one off the must-see list
Contributing WriterALEX CROSS (2012/C/Directed by Rob Cohen/Starring Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Edward Burns, Jean Reno, Carmen Ejogo, Cicely Tyson/Summit/Rated PG-13/Thriller/101 minutes). In previous films, Morgan Freeman brought focus and gravitas...Tags: Movies, Abusive Behavior, Jean Reno, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Fox
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Dec 27, 2012
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