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I Spy
The Hartford CourantThe classic Bill Cosby-Robert Culp secret-agent show undergoes updating for Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson, though the sport is no longer tennis. CIA agent Alexander Scott (Owen Wilson) recruits professional boxer Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy) to help...Tags: Eddie Murphy, Central Intelligence Agency, Bill Cosby, Famke Janssen, Betty Thomas
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Movie review, 'I Spy'
Tribune movie reporterCan we really hold out much hope for a movie like "I Spy," another in the endless line of Hollywood's vintage-TV-show knockoffs? Based on one of the hippest '60s TV series - the sly, interracial espionage adventure with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby - "I...Tags: Television, Espionage and Intelligence, Movies, Entertainment, Eddie Murphy
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'Comfortable Shoes' walking out early
Tribune arts reporter"Comfortable Shoes," the autobiographical musical by Las Vegas entertainer Clint Holmes, will close on Nov. 10, some weeks earlier than expected. The show becomes the latest in a long line of commercial attractions at the Royal George Theatre that have...Tags: Lainie Kazan, Television, Opera (genre), Movies, Entertainment
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Recent openings: 'Nana,' 'Blast!' and 'Poseidon! An Upside-Down Musical'
Special to the TribuneNot to be confused with the lovable guard dog in "Peter Pan," Nana is the battered heroine of Emile Zola's 1880 naturalistic novel, one of 20 books chronicling the Rougon-Macquarts family. The daughter of Gervaise (the equally beleaguered survivor of...Tags: Shelley Winters, Entertainment, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley, Holidays
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We won't want for wide-screen choices
Yes, this summer you'll have the chance to see a lot of movies, even more than last year, as the studios try to build on last summer's record-breaking grosses while the multiplexes provide more and more screens for them to do so. Have at it. As always,...Tags: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Aaron Eckhart, Marc Blucas, Celebrities
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Strong villians make for bolder 'Trek'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Excuse Patrick Stewart if he sounds a bit envious of those bad eggs who befoul his "Star Trek" universe while his heroic Capt. Jean-Luc Picard mops up after them. Like most sci-fi, fantasy and action franchises, "Star Trek" often...Tags: Gene Roddenberry, Superman (fictional character), James Kirk, F. Murray Abraham, Movies
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Altman to film next in Chicago
Tribune entertainment reporterChicago's sagging film industry has received a much-needed shot in the arm with confirmation that Robert Altman will bring production of his next film, "The Company," to town in October. The movie, which chronicles the lives of dancers in a company like...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Carol Burnett, Joe Mantegna, Tom Hanks
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5 films that are notable for time travel
1. THE TIME MACHINE (George Pal; 1960) 3 stars A very likable, sometimes magical, adaptation of H.G. Wells' visionary antiwar sci-fi novel of time travel, in which the hero scientist (played by Rod Taylor) travels from New Year's Eve 1899 to the far...Tags: David Warner, Science Fiction (genre), Robert Zemeckis, Michael Palin, Trips and Vacations
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5 films that are Stanley Kubrick excursions
1. Dr. Strangelove (1964) 4 stars Kubrick's great end-of-the-world comedy. Writer Terry Southern helped turn what was initially intended as a straight sci-fi thriller into a satiric slapstick nightmare, with Peter Sellers brilliant in a triple role. Also...Tags: Anthony Burgess, Movies, Entertainment, Keir Dullea, Jack Nicholson
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Fall back into your seats
Tribune Staff ReportersNow that the summer of sequels finally has ended, Hollywood has a message for adults: It's safe to get back in the theaters again. The fall always looks great from a Labor Day perspective as the studios and indie distributors prepare to unveil their...Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Anthony Minghella, Celebrities, Kevin Bacon, Rachel Weisz
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'Bobby Jones Stroke of Genius'
Times Staff WriterAmerica loves its heroes and none more so than those from the world of sports. With jurisprudence and steroid scandals soaking up most of the ink in today's sports sections, it's only natural that a hero from the past would carry a certain unassailable...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, PG Rated Movies, James Horner, Sports
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Fall Movie Preview
The Hartford CourantBetween the end of summer and the edge of winter and the holiday season, the movies shrink. The budgets are lower; the weekend totals dip. As young acolytes await the second coming of Harry Potter on Nov. 15 and older fans count the days until Pierce...Tags: Ashley Judd, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Blackmail and Extortion, Aaron Eckhart, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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