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Laura Dern's 'Enlightened' approach
Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern as fortysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker (Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive — "I'm...
Tags: Dermot Mulroney, Bruce Dern, Steven Spielberg, Diane Ladd, Jurassic Park (movie)
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Is J.J. Abrams' 'Super 8' the result of an unhealthy Steven Spielberg obsession?
The Big PictureThere’s a lot to admire in J.J. Abrams’ new film, “Super 8,” starting with the spirited relationship between Joe (Joel Courtney) and Charles (Riley Griffiths), the teen filmmaking buddies whose interactions illustrate the emotional... -
Weekend Movie Pick: Hal Ashby's lost gem 'The Landlord'
The Big PictureLarry Karaszewski has a day job that keeps him busy, having written (with his writing partner Scott Alexander) a host of movie delights, including "Ed Wood" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt," as well as the upcoming "Percy Jackson and...... -
Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Private Practice' returns for a new season.
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3 in PDF format This week's TV Movies LIFE OR DEATH: Pete (Tim Daly, left) rushes Violet (Amy Brenneman) to the hospital where Addison (Kate Walsh)...... -
Wednesday's TV Highlights: The boys want to save the dolphins and whales on 'South Park'
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 25 - 31 in PDF format This week's TV Movies SAVE THE WHALES: Stan leads Cartman (pictured) and the gang on a crusade to save dolphins and whales in...... -
Imagine that: Dede Allen, Hollywood's greatest film editor, died Oscarless
The Big PictureWhen I read the obituaries earlier this week paying tribute to Dede Allen, who died Saturday at 86 after pretty much revolutionizing the art of film editing, I got to wondering -- how many Oscars did she win in her...... -
Tuesday's TV Highlights: ‘Frontline/World’ at 9 p.m. on KCET.
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of June 27 - July 3 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here UNQUENCHABLE: Failed efforts to bring fresh drinking water to African...... -
How did Jay Roach get a Beatles song for 'Dinner for Schmucks'?
The Big PictureWhen I was having breakfast with Jay Roach Thursday morning, I couldn't have opened the interview with a dumber question. Having seen his new film, "Dinner for Schmucks," which stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd as the ultimate kind of...... -
David Carradine dies at 72; star of 'Kung Fu'
David Carradine, who became a TV icon in the early 1970s starring as an enigmatic Buddhist monk with a flair for martial arts in "Kung Fu" and more recently played the head of a group of assassins in the "Kill Bill" movies, has been found dead in Bangkok,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Drama (genre), Family, Bangkok (Thailand), Social Issues
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Charles Eastman dies at 79; playwright and screenwriter
Charles Eastman, a playwright and screenwriter whose credits included the 1970s films "The All-American Boy" and "Little Fauss and Big Halsy," has died. He was 79.
Eastman, the brother of the late "Five Easy Pieces" screenwriter Carole Eastman, died July...Tags: Robert Redford, O. Henry, Jack Nicholson, Family, Gaming
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Robert Ginty dies at 60; action-film star also directed for TV, led Irish theater center
Robert Ginty, a versatile actor who starred in the 1980 film "The Exterminator" and built a varied career as a producer, director and actor in film, television and the stage, has died. He was 60.
Ginty died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, said Michael...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Career and Workplace, Death, Lost (tv program), Action (genre)
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