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Review: 'Valentino's Ghost' hits media's portrayal of Arabs, Muslims
Writer-director Michael Singh's documentary "Valentino's Ghost" connects the United States' Middle East foreign policy agenda to the American media's often negative portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. It's a provocative, absorbing — and at times...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Douglas Fairbanks, Film Festivals, Aladdin (movie), Tarsem Singh
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Oscars 2013: 'Zero Dark Thirty' is undeserving victim of politics
If you're keeping score this Oscar season — and who isn't? — chalk up this year's nominations as a victory for the bullying power of the United States Senate and an undeserved loss for "Zero Dark Thirty" in general and director Kathryn Bigelow...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Central Intelligence Agency, Anna Karenina (movie), Larry Flynt, Steven Spielberg
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Debuts from Christopher Nolan, Stanley Kubrick: Kenneth Turan's pick
As the new year begins, what could be more fitting than a look at the first films of celebrated directors? The folks at Criterion have given us 1998's "Following," the fine independent debut by Christopher Nolan, who shot it over a year while he was...
Tags: Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan, Blade Runner (movie), Singin' in the Rain (movie), Fritz Lang
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In a hurry-up world, 'The Hobbit', 'Lincoln' take their sweet time
You can fly from Los Angeles to Seattle in less time than it takes to watch "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." Elite runners can finish a marathon faster than the total time of "Django Unchained." And you can roast and carve your Christmas turkey...
Tags: House of Cards (tv program), Arts and Culture, Media Industry, Titanic (movie, 1997), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Will senators' slam on 'Zero Dark Thirty' hurt it at awards time?
"Zero Dark Thirty" is a hit with critics and early audiences, but a bipartisan thumbs-down from Washington may dim the once-bright Oscar chances for Kathryn Bigelow's fact-based thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The film, which arrived in...
Tags: The Washington Post, Pakistan, Carl Levin, A Beautiful Mind (movie), Central Intelligence Agency
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'The Artist' deserves best picture, and here's why
Why is it, given all the prizes "The Artist" has won already — best picture from the Producers Guild; best actor for Jean Dujardin from the Screen Actors Guild and the Cannes film festival; seven awards, including best picture at the BAFTAs, the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Gandhi (movie), Film Festivals, Screen Actors Guild, Academy Awards
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John Williams and Steven Spielberg mark 40 years of collaboration
The quietest room in Hollywood may be the office where John Williams composes. In a bungalow on the Universal Studios lot, steps from the production company of his most frequent collaborator, director Steven Spielberg, Williams works alone at a 90-year-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Quincy Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark (movie), War Horse (movie), George Lucas
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AFI Gives Honorary Degrees to Bigelow, Avnet and Coates
VarietyIt's not every day that a graduation ceremony takes place in a venue as glamorous and storied as the El Capitan Theater, or that friends and family munch on popcorn and Skittles while "Pomp and Circumstance" booms from an ornate Wurlitzer organ during the...Tags: Jeremy Renner, Avnet Incorporated, The Hurt Locker (movie), Movies, Entertainment
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DVD Review: 'Lawrence of Arabia' looks great on Blu-ray
David Lean's 1962 “Lawrence of Arabia” is one of the most universally praised films ever made, and deservedly so. Nominated for 10 Oscars, winner of seven (including Best Picture), it has only grown better with time. The few aspects that might...
Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Peter O'Toole, Academy Awards, David Lean, Entertainment Events
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'Prometheus': Ridley Scott returns to space and finds something familiar ✭✭✭
Nearly all the bits and pieces in director Ridley Scott's"Prometheus" come from other movies — either one of Scott's or someone else's. More and more, though, I appreciate Scott's fundamental squareness as a filmmaker. "Prometheus" may be the"...
Tags: Idris Elba, Prometheus (movie), Jude Law, Sigourney Weaver, Blade Runner (movie)
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On Oscars: The best often don't win
On Sunday, Hollywood celebrates itself and honors its own. All eyes (or most of them anyway) will be on the presentations of the Academy Awards.
But do the Oscars always end up in the right hands? Opinions abound on this topic, and what follows is only...Tags: Maximilian Schell, Paul Newman, Human Interest, Cher, Richard Burton
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TCM says 'Merry Christmas!' with holiday film documentary
Zap2ItIf you don't think it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Turner Classic Movies is ready to take care of that. Many clips from favorite holiday films are compiled, along with related interviews, in "Merry Christmas!" -- a new episode of the...Tags: MGM Inc., Documentary (genre), Deborah Raffin, Chazz Palminteri, Trips and Vacations
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