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Where to stay when visiting Yosemite
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWith more than 4 million people visiting Yosemite National Park last year — and that number expected to increase this year — it's no wonder lodging inside the park is snatched up quickly. "We typically sell out during the summer season,"...Tags: National Parks, Rivers, Satellite Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bodies of Water
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Oscar poll: Who'll win best supporting actress?
Gold DerbyAt this time last year, Mo'Nique was already out front in the Oscar race for best supporting actress based upon the early buzz generated by "Precious" at the Sundance Film Festival. And there was no stopping her thereafter, of course. This year, there... -
Jackson, Wyoming's abundant natural wonders
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRolling through Jackson Hole on the way into Grand Teton National Park for the first time, I spotted a boy on the cycle path alongside the road. His family was a few yards behind him, and the Tetons were off to his left, their ragged, snowy peaks jutting...Tags: National Parks, Rivers, Air and Aviation Sports, Dining and Drinking, Labor Day
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Christopher Trumbo dies at 70; screen and TV writer whose father was blacklisted
Christopher Trumbo, the screen and television writer son of Oscar-winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted and imprisoned during the Red Scare as a member of the Hollywood 10, has died. He was 70.
Trumbo died Saturday from complications of...Tags: Otto Preminger, Gore Vidal, Richard Dreyfuss, Crimes, Celebrities
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Fun facts about the Oscar nominations
— Jeff Bridges, who won the lead actor Oscar last year for "Crazy Heart," is up in the same category for his performance as Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit." Only two actors have won Academy Awards in the lead actor category two years in a row —...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Sociology, Fred Roos, Spencer Tracy, Scott Rudin
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Zhang Yimou remakes the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn the autumn of 2008, China's best-known filmmaker, Zhang Yimou, found himself at a career crossroads. The multiple Oscar nominee had spent the previous two years away from movies, orchestrating the opening and closing ceremonies for Beijing's Olympics,...Tags: Leni Riefenstahl, Firearms, The A-Team (movie), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Beijing (China)
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Quiz: Which two actors won Oscars for playing the same role?
Gold DerbyIf Jeff Bridges wins an Academy Award for portraying Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" 41 years after John Wayne, they will not be the first actors to triumph for the same role. Who did so earlier? Hint, they prevailed in 1972 and 1974 for portraying the... -
'True Grit' updated: More laughs, more blood
Gold DerbyHere's our first peek at what Joel and Ethan Coen have done to "True Grit," an update of the 1969 Henry Hathaway flick that earned John Wayne an undeserved Academy Award. (After he won, Wayne admitted to a journalist, "It's ironic that I got the Oscar for... -
A few questions about the Coen brothers' new 'True Grit' trailer
The Big PictureA few questions about the new trailer for the Coen brothers' movie "True Grit," due around Christmas from Paramount: The trailer gives us hangings, rifle shots, a loving look at a long-neck revolver and some gorgeous glimpses of horsemen silhouetted...... -
Small plane crashes near Barstow-Daggett Airport [Updated]
L.A. NOWA small plane crashed Sunday one mile east of the Barstow-Daggett Airport in San Bernardino County, officials said. The plane, believed to be a Cessna 210, was headed from John Wayne Airport in Tustin to Henderson Executive Airport in Las...... -
Latest Oscar predictions: Lead actor
Gold DerbyRight now it looks like Colin Firth is far ahead in the Academy Award race for lead actor. All Oscarologists know that voters are suckers for actors who portray real-life characters (Forest Whittaker in "Last King of Scotland," Philip Seymour Hoffman in...
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