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Gems from the '50s: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks of the week
As far as decades go, the 1950s are sometimes characterized as a boring time when nothing of significance really happened. But you wouldn’t know it by these two exemplary films with new DVD releases to boast about. Made in 1950, Akira Kurosawa&...
Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Eva Marie Saint, Movies, Academy Awards
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PASSINGS: John Kerr, Garrett Lewis
John Kerr Actor won Tony Award for 'Tea and Sympathy' John Kerr, 81, a stage, film and TV actor who won a Tony Award for his performance in Elia Kazan's 1953 Broadway production of "Tea and Sympathy" and went on to reprise his role in the 1956 film...
Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Bram Stoker, Television Industry, Roger Corman
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The literary side of Marilyn Monroe
Los Angeles TimesSince her death on Aug. 5, 1962, hundreds of books about Marilyn Monroe have been published by various writers, ranging from famous names such as Norman Mailer, Gloria Steinem and Joyce Carol Oates, to people who worked with her on movie sets. With so...Tags: Photography, Book, Arts, Norman Mailer, Feminism
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Scarlett Johansson, Benjamin Walker set for 'Cat' revival
Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker are officially set to get all hot and bothered in the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The actors will play Maggie and Brick in a new production that is expected to open Jan....
Tags: Entertainment, Ashley Judd, Entertainment Events, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Monk
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Celeste Holm dies at 95; Broadway star in 'Oklahoma!' and Oscar-winner
Celeste Holm, the versatile actress who achieved fame on Broadway in the original production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit musical "Oklahoma!" in 1943 and five years later won an Oscar for best supporting actress in the landmark movie-drama "Gentleman'...Tags: Entertainment, William Saroyan, Music Theater, All About Eve (movie), Movies
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PASSINGS: R.G. Armstrong, Norman Alden, Ted Hinshaw, Neil Reed
R.G. Armstrong Actor a favorite of Peckinpah R.G. Armstrong, 95, a veteran character actor who started his career in the 1950s on Broadway, segued to television, then solidified his standing as a favorite of filmmakers Sam Peckinpah and Warren Beatty,...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Celebrities, Economy, Business and Finance, Parkinson's Disease, College Basketball
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Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86
Andy Griffith was starring on Broadway in the 1959 musical comedy "Destry Rides Again" when he told his agent that he was ready for a new challenge: He wanted his own television series. His chance came in 1960, when Sheldon Leonard, the producer of...
Tags: Entertainment, Immune System, Celebrities, Theater, Jeff Bridges
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The virus of 'Contagion': What are moviegoers really scared of?
The Big PictureIs it really a big surprise to discover that while America is enduring its worst economic downturn in 70 years and experiencing a paroxysm of partisan political infighting that the No. 1 movie last weekend was “Contagion,” which depicts a........ -
'Snow White's' Kristen Stewart still wants new 'East of Eden' pic
24 Frames"Snow White and the Huntsman" star Kristen Stewart, who has long said she loves "East of Eden," wants a new film version of the John Steinbeck classic. KStew made the comments in an interview with Garrett Hedlund, her costar in "On the Road."... -
Martin Poll dies at 89; veteran producer best known for 'Lion in Winter'
Martin Poll, 89, a veteran producer best known for "The Lion in Winter," the Oscar-winning 1968 film that starred Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, died Saturday in New York. He had pneumonia and kidney failure, according to his son, Jon. Hepburn...
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Blair Underwood in 'Streetcar': What did the critics think?
The new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams'"A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Broadhurst Theatre has one thing that distinguishes it from its predecessor productions -- it's performed by a cast of mostly African American actors. Blair Underwood and...
Tags: Blair Underwood, The Event (tv program), Nicole Ari Parker, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Marlon Brando
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Ulu Grosbard dies at 83; Tony-nominated stage, film director
Ulu Grosbard, a Tony-nominated stage director who also worked in film, directing such movies as "True Confessions" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," died late Sunday or early Monday in New York City, according to his family. He was 83.
During a five-...Tags: Entertainment, Wars and Interventions, Arthur Penn, University of Chicago, Ulu Grosbard
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