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Donald Richie dies at 88; interpreted Japan for the West
Donald Richie, an American expatriate in Japan who became that country's preeminent Western interpreter, explaining its culture — from cinema to Zen to tattoos — in books and essays that illuminated the author's psyche as much as that of his...
Tags: England, Citizen Kane (movie), Arts and Culture, Columbia University, The Wall Street Journal
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New releases: 'On the Road' seeks a style both poetic, realistic
On the Road Available on VOD beginning Monday Director Walter Salles, screenwriter José Rivera and producer Francis Ford Coppola have given themselves the almost-impossible task of adapting Jack Kerouac's beloved Beat Generation novel "On the Road," a...
Tags: On the Road (movie), Tony Kushner, Room 237 (movie), Walter Salles, A Royal Affair (movie)
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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: Arts, Chinatown (movie), Academy Awards, Sumo Wrestling, Dustin Hoffman
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Critic's Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped
I abhor violence. As a rookie police reporter years ago I saw the damage guns, knives, broken bottles, metal pipes, hands — humans — can inflict. From the terrifyingly premeditated to the unfortunately accidental, those images still have the...
Tags: Arthur Penn, The Silence of the Lambs (movie), Platoon (movie), The Deer Hunter (movie), Michael Cimino
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Rare Tucker 48 formerly owned by George Lucas headed to auction
Martyn Donaldson leans hard against the hulking 1948 Tucker 48 and rolls it out of his small restoration shop in Pacoima. Although the color on its build sheet is listed as maroon, the midafternoon sun reveals a metallic luster in the showroom quality...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jeff Bridges, Auction Service, Car Engine Repair
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Las Vegas: Inglenook wines plans comeback at Bellagio event
After a nearly 40-year absence from restaurant wine lists, California’s Inglenook label is poised for a comeback and plans to proclaim it at a wine-and-food pairing in Las Vegas. The Jan. 26 event, the first of Bellagio’s 2013 Epicurean...
Tags: Wines, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Oscars nominations 2013: Academy Award trivia to boost your savvy
The 85th Academy Award nominations certainly managed a few surprises Thursday morning --no nominations for directors Ben Affleck ("Argo") or Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"), lots of Oscar warmth for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and Michael...
Tags: George Clooney, Michael Haneke, Alan Arkin, Academy Awards, Thomas Newman
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'This Is 40:' How can Judd Apatow's woes be fixed?
The "sort-of sequel to ‘Knocked Up’” is how Universal marketed Judd Apatow’s comedy “This Is 40,” a perfect slogan for a movie about which many of us felt ambivalent. “This Is 40” is of course Apatow&...
Tags: Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, David O. Russell, Bridesmaids (movie), Comedy (genre)
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A conversation with Francis Ford Coppola
Oscar-winning writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola makes movies to understand himself. "When you make a film it is like asking yourself a question," Coppola said over the phone from his home in Northern California. "When it's finished, you know...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment Events, Apocalypse Now (movie), Blu-ray Discs, Drama (genre)
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Osvaldo Golijov misses yet another deadline for violin concerto
Osvaldo Golijov is one of the most in-demand composers working today, with commissions from major orchestras around the world. But the past few years have been difficult for the Argentine composer: He has missed deadlines for new pieces and was accused...
Tags: Music Industry, Music, Arts and Culture, Culture, Carnegie Hall
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The Hudson and 'On the Road' are finally in gear
From inside the rocket-shaped time capsule of a silver 1949 Hudson Super Six, West Hollywood looked astonishingly modern to Brazilian director Walter Salles. Salles, who has devoted the last eight years to adapting Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" for the...
Tags: On the Road (movie), Authors, Tron Legacy (movie) , Rivera, Walter Salles
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Elevator Repair Service takes on the great 'Gatz'
In his younger and more vulnerable years, director John Collins flatly rejected the idea that theater is about bringing words on paper to life. He instead placed his trust in actors, space and movement as the most basic building blocks of stagecraft. "I...
Tags: Long Island, Baz Luhrmann, Celebrities, Tobey Maguire, Arts and Culture
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