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John Caird brings blockbuster cred to L.A. Opera's 'Tosca'
John Caird, who's directing the L.A. Opera production of "Tosca" that opens Saturday, played crucial roles in launching two of the biggest stage blockbusters of modern times. The fact that the British director remains somewhat below the radar, at...
Tags: Les Miserables (movie), Music Industry, A Christmas Carol (movie, 2009), Literature, Great Expectations (movie)
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The Underground aims to take krump from the street to the stage
In a small Inglewood house near the end of a quiet, dead-end street, Marquisa "Miss Prissy" Gardner and Christopher "Lil' C" Toler are mock arguing about a bag of Martha's burritos he's carrying. "You didn't bring me any?" she taunts. "Chris-TOE-pher!"...
Tags: Festive Events, Gregory Hines, Arts, Media Industry, Movies
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Herman Wouk, a novel force
The year Herman Wouk was born, Woodrow Wilson was in his first term in the White House, the Lusitania's sinking was on the front page and "The Birth of a Nation" was playing in silent movie theaters. In the 97 years since, with such books as "The Caine...
Tags: Bible, Fred Allen, Literature, Movies, Arts and Culture
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PASSINGS: John Wood, Charles L. Gittens
John Wood
Award-winning British actor
John Wood, 81, a British actor who won a Tony Award in 1976 for his role in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," died Saturday in his sleep inEngland, his agent announced.
Best known for his...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Movies, Theater, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Drama (genre)
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Scene Stealers
LA Times MagazineFour female faces of film most likely to succeed: Jessica Chastain, Deborah Ann Woll, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Imogen Poots.... -
Spring full of film adaptations of favorite books
Los Angeles TimesAs grand as the spectacle of film can be, books offer a different set of pleasures: There is time to ponder, to turn the page back, to sit with characters' thoughts and share in their heartbreaks, their revelations. Some big movies are coming this...Tags: Mia Wasikowska, Movies, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Fassbender, Robert Pattinson
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Weekend movies: 'Battle: Los Angeles,' 'Red Riding Hood,' 'Mars Needs Moms'
Brand XAliens and period dramas? Yup, just another March weekend at the movies. We miss Oscar season already. Here's what's new: "Battle: Los Angeles": As long as people keep remaking "Independence Day," we suppose UFO fans and special effects geeks alike will... -
'Jane Eyre' opens to highest per-theater average of 2011 in limited release
Company TownJust like its strong-willed heroine, "Jane Eyre" is proving to be a quiet-but-powerful force. The new Focus Features film based on the 19th century Charlotte Brontë novel debuted in only four theaters this weekend and generated the highest per-theater... -
Stephenie Meyer talks about 'The Host'
In the midst of separating a generation of young female readers into Team Edward and Team Jacob, Stephenie Meyer, author of the wildly popular "Twilight" novels, started a new book called "The Host." Published by Little, Brown in 2008, "The Host" is a...Tags: Movies, Jake Abel, Chicago Tribune, Andrew Niccol, The Wall Street Journal
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1st trailer for Michael Bay pirate series 'Black Sails'
RedEyeIt's been a long time since pirates have sailed onto the small screen. The first trailer for Starz's upcoming pirate adventure series "Black Sails" has me ready for the high seas. Executive produced by "Transformers" producer Michael Bay and set to...Tags: Shameless (tv program), Robin Hood (tv program), Toby Stephens, Transformers (movie), Andrew Form
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Road to good reading may be paved in cheesy books
Name a book that shaped you as a person, as a reader. This book should be something you would call "a book that mattered" or "a favorite piece of literature." I had to pick such a book the other day after being invited, along with a dozen other people,...
Tags: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Libraries, Smashing Pumpkins (music group), Bob Dylan, Steppenwolf Theatre
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Is it an earthquake, or simply a shock?
Whatever its literary merits, “Fifty Shades of Grey” can take credit for a few things. The phenomenal best-seller has brought kinky erotica out from under the covers and into the mainstream. It has provided comedians and parodists with ripe...
Tags: Erotica (genre), Libraries, Chicago Public Library, Literature, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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