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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: Elia Kazan, Entertainment, Eva Marie Saint, Academy Awards, Toshiro Mifune
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Behind the lens: Remembering Wounded Knee
FrameworkThe 40th anniversary of the Wounded Knee occupation is Feb. 27. Photographer Jim Hubbard was there and gave us this account of those days covering the event for United Press International: During the cold of winter in late February 1973, UPI dispatched me... -
Steve Schapiro's photos in 'Then and Now' offer a mix of emotions
When photographer Steve Schapiro first arrived on the Lower East Side set of "The Godfather" in 1971, there were rumors floating around that Marlon Brando was not well. Moving closer to the action, he noticed an old man in an overcoat and hat talking to...
Tags: Francis Ford Coppola, Dustin Hoffman, Jodie Foster, The Godfather (movie), Jane Fonda
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Review: 'Sketches from the National Lampoon' a sketchy endeavor
“That's not funny, that's sick!” was once a mission statement for National Lampoon’s assaults on propriety and good taste. Some of that is-nothing-sacred irreverence still haunts the theatrical debut of “Sketches from the...
Tags: Radio, Music, Entertainment, Literature, Arts and Culture
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SAG Awards 2013: John Goodman on 'Argo,' Affleck and inspiration
It's been a roller coaster of an awards season for the cast and crew of the political thriller "Argo." In the weeks since director and star Ben Affleck was passed over for an Oscar nomination for best director, the film has won big at the Golden Globes,...
Tags: Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Entertainment, Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Argo (movie)
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‘Man of Steel’ first look: Russell Crowe gets Jor-El action figure
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesRussell Crowe will be sporting some heavy-duty armor in Zack Snyder's highly anticipated “Man of Steel” — that is, if a ...... -
Andy Warhol's 3-D 'Statue of Liberty' sells for $43.8 million
An Andy Warhol silkscreen depiction of the Statue of Liberty created in 1962 has sold for $43.8 million at a Christie's sale in New York. The sale was part of a larger Christie's contemporary art auction Wednesday that brought in a hefty $412.3 million....
Tags: Statue of Liberty, Auction Service, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Arts
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Review: Patti Smith rocks the Wiltern with Flea and Depp
This post has been corrected. See below for details. Among the pleas and invectives, yowls and barks coming from Patti Smith on stage at the Wiltern on Friday, the bellowed cries of “free money!” “Gloria!” and “Pussy Riot!&...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Music, Entertainment, Joan Osborne, Flea (music artist)
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Looking to buy an island?
Some people are happy collecting fast cars or nice watches. But the ultimate vanity purchase may be the private island.
Billionaire Richard Branson owns several. Magician David Copperfield has a dozen. Singer Celine Dion is trying to sell hers. And...Tags: Larry Ellison, University of California, Los Angeles, Fiji, Amazon.com Inc., Real Estate Buyers
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Gore Vidal dies at 86; iconoclastic author
Gore Vidal was impossible to categorize, which was exactly the way he liked it. The reading public knew him as a literary juggernaut who wrote 25 novels —from the historical "Lincoln" to the satirical "Myra Breckinridge" — and volumes of...
Tags: Truman Capote, Timothy McVeigh, Gore Vidal, Reviews, Gore Vidal¿s The Best Man (play)
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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: Parkinson's Disease, Basketball, Thriller (genre), Ed Wood (movie), High School Sports
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Review: 'War Horse' at Ahmanson Theatre is a marvel of stagecraft
What gruesome casualty statistics fail to do, a horse made of wire mesh and plywood pulls off with profound simplicity: Joey, the magnificent puppet stallion at the center of"War Horse,"communicates to a broad public the staggering waste of war. Yes, it'...
Tags: Lincoln Center, Music, Entertainment, Steven Spielberg, Charles Dickens
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