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'Wonderland' and 'Little Britain' star Matt Lucas picks up the pieces in L.A.
The Hero ComplexThis is a longer version of my story on Matt Lucas that appears in Tuesday's Los Angeles Times Calendar section. A week before the London premiere of âAlice in Wonderland,â a special screening was held at the El Capitan Theatre...... -
Jim Broadbent joins the 'Harry Potter' honor roll
The real honor roll at Hogwarts Academy in the " Harry Potter" films has nothing to do with child wizards and their magical aptitude: It's the list of esteemed British thespians who have been brought in to cast their spells as the colorful supporting...Tags: Daniel Radcliffe, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (movie), Emma Thompson, Entertainment, Rupert Grint
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Movie 'Bottle Shock' recounts the historic 1976 Paris wine-tasting contest
Times Restaurant Critic"Bottle Shock," a new independent film based, very loosely, on the famous 1976 blind tasting in Paris in which two California wines came out on top, much to the chagrin of the expert -- and very French -- wine tasters, opens today at theaters across the...Tags: Romance (genre), Sundance Film Festival, Dennis Farina, Paris (France), Robert Mark Kamen
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'The Spiderwick Chronicles'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2008 With character names like Hogsqueal, Mulgarath and Thimbletack, it's got to be derivative. So it's not altogether surprising that Mark Waters' ("Freaky Friday," "Mean Girls") adaptation of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" suffers slightly...Tags: Death, Andrew McCarthy, Joan Plowright, Nick Nolte, Tomatoes
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'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix': The magic is gone
Times Staff Writer"HARRY Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is no stand-alone film or even part of a constantly reinvented franchise like James Bond. Rather it's a cog in a brisk, well-oiled machine, the fifth in what ultimately will be a series of seven films that...Tags: Daniel Radcliffe, Mike Newell, Jason Isaacs, Emma Thompson, Entertainment
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Wine Movie, Wine Dinner At Spotlight Theaters
The Hartford CourantSpotlight Theaters, 39 Front St. in Hartford, has a restaurant in the lobby, and on Monday, June 24, it will host a dinner of six small courses with wine pairings and will screen a comic drama about vintners. At 5:45 p.m., "Bottle Shock" will be shown....Tags: Lobbying, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Bottle Shock (movie), Chris Pine, Wines
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Ian McKellen, Adam Driver Among Thesps Set for Palm Springs Short Film Fest Titles
VarietyCate Blanchett and Adam Driver are among thesps appearing in shorts at the 2013 Palm Springs International ShortFest and Short Film Market. The fest, now in its 19th year, will showcase 330 films including 70 world premieres, 55 North American premieres...Tags: Dust (movie), Lauren Ambrose, Arts and Culture, Burkina Faso, Cate Blanchett
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Alan Rickman's 'CBGB' Picked Up By XLrator
VarietyXLrator Media has bought U.S. distribution rights to "CBGB," starring Alan Rickman as nightclub owner Hilly Kristal, the story of the influential New York music venue and its impact on the punk rock scene. The film, directed by Randall Miller, will be...Tags: Lower East Side, Johnny Galecki, Music, Justin Bartha, Patti Smith
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'Day's' end: McClane tale tapped out in final 'Die Hard' ★ 1/2
"A Good Day to Die Hard" isn't just the weakest of the "Die Hard" pictures; it's a lousy action movie on its own terms, even without comparing it to the adored 1988 franchise launch starring Bruce Willis as John McClane, the New York cop who's a carnage...
Tags: Die Hard (movie), John Wayne, Central Intelligence Agency, Max Payne (movie), A Good Day to Die Hard (movie)
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'The Butler': Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman spooky as Nancy and Ronald Reagan
Pop2itCheck out Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman done up to look like the Reagans -- eerie.... -
Actor Herbert Lom dies
VarietyHerbert Lom, the Czech-born actor who appeared in a variety of English films, including classic Ealing comedy "The Ladykillers," before becoming famous as the always-outraged boss of the inept Inspector Clouseau in seven "Pink Panther" movies, has died....Tags: Stanley Baker, Yul Brynner, World War II (1939-1945), Psychiatry, Blake Edwards
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Weinstein Co. acquires 'The Butler': Company plans 2013 release for Lee Daniels-helmed White House tale
VarietyThe Weinstein Company has acquired U.S. rights to distribute Lee Daniels' drama "The Butler" from Butler Films and plans to release the film next year. Pic is currently in production in New Orleans. Forest Whitaker stars as the title character...Tags: Robin Williams, Lee Daniels, Alex Pettyfer, Danny Strong, David Oyelowo
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