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Eartha Kitt: Purr-fect as Catwoman
The TV ZoneEartha Kitt, who died Thursday at 81, had a rich showbiz career as a dancer, actress and singer. But we'll always recall the sultry star as the third Catwoman on "Batman," following in the claw-steps of Julie Newmar and Lee......Tags: Eartha Kitt, Batman (fictional character), Yvonne Craig, Cesar Romero
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Belushi Sues Neighbor Julie Newmar
LOS ANGELES - Actor James Belushi has sued next-door neighbor Julie Newmar for $4 million in damages, accusing the actress of a "campaign of harassment" designed to drive him from his home. Belushi, 50, claims in the lawsuit filed Nov. 2 that Newmar...Tags: Litigation, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities, Jim Belushi
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Swept From the Sea
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday January 23, 1998 Looking for a movie that's deep-dish romantic and old-fashioned, where passionate love shares billing with the power of the mighty ocean? No, it's not "Titanic" but "Swept From the Sea," a traditional emotional melodrama that...Tags: England, Cornwall, Vincent Perez, Plastic Surgeons, Mike Leigh
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The Art of War
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday August 25, 2000 It seems an odd question to propose about a gifted actor whose name is above the title in a major studio release, but seeing "The Art of War" makes you want to raise your hand and ask: "Whatever happened to Wesley Snipes?" ...Tags: James Hong, Hong Kong, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Wesley Snipes
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Final solo flight
Special to the TribuneAfter he finishes the 27-city tour of "John Leguizamo Live!," which stops through the Shubert Theatre Tuesday through Thursday, the performer says he's quitting the genre of the one-man show. "It's just gotten too hard, man," Leguizamo moaned over the...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Golden Globe Awards, Baz Luhrmann, Minority Groups, John Leguizamo
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Charles to start 8-week Brando series tribute
Sun Movie CriticAn eight-week, eight-film tribute to the late Marlon Brando opens tomorrow at The Charles with Viva Zapata!, a 1952 film in which he portrays the man who rose from peasant origins to become leader of a Mexican revolution and, eventually, president of...Tags: Lee Meriwether, Television, Miss America Pageant, Eartha Kitt, Anthony Quinn
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The Birdcage
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday March 8, 1996 Though you wouldn't guess it from much of the current political rhetoric, mainstream America is in the midst of a long-running love affair with grown men in dresses. While "Mrs. Doubtfire" continued the "Some Like It Hot"...Tags: Christine Baranski, Gene Hackman, Heart Attack, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart
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French Twist
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday January 12, 1996 Josiane Balasko's exhilarating and uninhibited "French Twist" just may be the funniest French comedy since "La Cage aux Folles"--and is just as much a gender-bender, with a good shot at becoming an across-the-board success...Tags: Canal+, Movies, Gays and Lesbians, Entertainment, Minority Groups
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Three Wishes
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday October 27, 1995 "Three Wishes" is a wonderful film, full of warmth, humor and charm, a family drama with the possibility of the supernatural. It is an uncommonly accurate period piece, the kind that goes beneath the surface, and its stars,...Tags: Neil Simon, Martha Coolidge, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Patrick Swayze, Jurassic Park (movie)
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