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"South Park": You Boys in Trouble Now
The TV ZoneWho among you saw the "South Park" season premiere on Wednesday night? You, you, you and you? Good: Can we discuss? Here's a question that is posed only at the risk of sounding idiotic - insofar as the answer......Tags: Steven Spielberg, Viacom Inc., Indiana Jones (fictional character)
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Obama's inaugural: $27 million, counting
The Swampby Mark Silva The private fundraising for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration -- $27 million and counting - is nearing the $40 million raised for each of President Bush's two big shows. And some of the biggest donors are no strangers:......Tags: Government, Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), Steven Spielberg, Halle Berry, Ron Howard
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Ford's Theatre: Obama invited, expected
The Swampby Mark Silva In pursuit of his homages to Abraham Lincoln, President Barack Obama's expected appearance at Ford's Theatre tonight may strike some as, well, dramatic. The actor James Earl Jones and CBS news anchor Katie Couric are among the......Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Government, Theater, National Government, Private Practice (tv program)
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My God, Kenny Kills the Jonas Brothers
The TV Zone"South Park," arguably the world's most evil show, is back this Wednesday, and consider this blog post your dutiful reminder. There's not a whole heck of a lot to say about the new season launch, other than this: Kenny......Tags: Jonas Brothers (music group)
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The vast left-wing conspiracy
I'm not big into conspiracy theories. I never bought into the grassy knoll in Dallas or the anti-Obama birther movement. And it will take a lot of convincing for me to believe Oakland Raiders coach Bill Callahan took a dive in Super Bowl XXXVII to...
Tags: Elections, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hillary Clinton, Labor Legislation, Personal Data Collection
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Checking out iLife
For the past couple of years, one of the best reasons for an average consumer to buy an Apple Macintosh over a Windows PC has been the included set of multimedia software -- iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto and iDVD. On Jan. 31, Apple Computer Inc. released...Tags: Ken Burns, Apple Inc., Movies, Entertainment, DVDs and Movies
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Ready or not Chicago, 'The Book of Mormon'
CULVER CITY, Calif. — It's 4:30 p.m. on a warm November Monday in a nondescript building in Culver City. Trey Parker is pacing around the writers room at the so-called South Park Studios — which, once you're inside, feels like a cross...
Tags: Elections, South Park (tv program), Arts and Culture, The Wall Street Journal, Television
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All along, a force was with Alec Guinness
For millions of young "Star Wars" fans, and some not so young, Alec Guinness is the man who played Obi-Wan Kenobi. And that is that. For all they know Guinness only did this in his life: expound on the glories of The Force and get Mark Hamill up to...
Tags: Mark Hamill, John Gielgud, David Lean, Movies, Peter Sellers
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Disney, 'Star Wars' are out-of-this-world match
Those "Star Wars" nerds are a persnickety bunch. They castigated George Lucas for little tweaks to his original films before special-edition DVD releases. A light saber's glow was deemed too pink, a newly computer-generated Yoda was widely panned, and...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Movies, Entertainment, Cinderella (fictional character), John Carter (movie)
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More 'Star Wars'? The end has no end
“Pirates of the Caribbean 47/Johnny Depp stars as the robot pirate who loses his wife in a game of poker and tries to win her back with hilarious consequences.” These are lyrics to “Robocop 4: [Bleep] Off Robocop” by Future of the...
Tags: Movies, Adam Shankman, Johnny Depp, Entertainment, Ridley Scott
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The Rose Parade grows up
It's just a parade, after all, a once-a-year parade, so in the grand scheme of things, the Tournament of Roses Parade doesn't matter — until it does. And it does. There's a paradox at the core of Pasadena's pretty street party. What began in...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Animals, Mary Pickford, Mardi Gras, The Women (movie, 2008)
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Our guide to 'Captain EO'
It has been 16 years since Captain EO played at Epcot. We don't want to print spoilers, but here are a few elements of the production that might spark memories. •The ship is manned by a "ragtag band led by the infamous Captain EO." That's Michael...Tags: Anjelica Huston, Janet Jackson, Movies, Michael Jackson, Nature
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