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Movie secrets are there, in the script!
You know what "Star Wars" is about? I mean, really about? Vietnam. It's a critical allegory of the war: The Rebels are the scrappy Viet Cong, hastily assembled, devoted and relentless; the Empire is the American military, tripped up by an enemy using...
Tags: Transformers (movie), Movies, Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning, John Frankenheimer
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Patriotic themes in Sacramento, Folsom concerts
The Sacramento BeeOn or near national holidays such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Armed Forces Day, orchestras and choral groups program concerts to include decidedly patriotic music to honor sacrifices made by veterans and current military personnel. For better or...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Religion and Belief, Holidays, Christian Orthodoxy, Armed Forces
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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: Brian de Palma, Movies, Steven Spielberg, Slavery, Sam Peckinpah
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D.C. is an issue in Oscar campaigns
Hollywood director David O. Russell took a meeting this week to talk about a movie. But the man in the room with him wasn't a studio executive or an actor hoping for a role — he was Vice President Joe Biden. Russell met Biden and spoke on the...
Tags: John McCain, Vice (movie), Steven Spielberg, Movies, DVDs
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City Lights: Art didn't deserve butchering
Two of my greatest passions had a nasty scuffle recently in Huntington Beach. Animal rights won on the street, while artist rights scored a knockout in the media. At times like these, it smarts to be in the middle. For those who missed Chris Epting's...
Tags: McDonald's, Animal, The Huffington Post, Vegan Diet, Arts
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Spirits 2012: 'The Artist' named Best Feature
Setting the stage for what could be the quietest Oscar weekend since 1929, the largely silent film"The Artist"was named Best Feature at the Spirit Awards.
'The Artist" is also favored to win the Best Picture Oscar Sunday. If that happens, it would mark...Tags: Jean Dujardin, Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, The Artist (movie), George Clooney
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Artist from Springfield creates graphic novel on raid that killed Osama bin Laden
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Last May 1, President Barack Obama addressed the nation and said Osama Bin Laden had been found and killed. A new graphic novel coming out soon looks to give some insight as to what might have happened. The last time we talked...Tags: Kung Fu Panda (movie), Osama bin Laden, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Barack Obama, Fiction
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Actor Francesco Quinn Dead at 48
KTLA NewsMALIBU, Calif. (KTLA) -- Francesco Quinn, the 48-year-old son of legendary actor Anthony Quinn, collapsed and died Friday in Malibu, according to reports. Quinn was walking home from a store near his home on Rambla Vista with his son Max when he...Tags: Heart Attack, Anthony Quinn, Entertainment, Francesco Quinn, Celebrities and Health Issues
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Francesco Quinn dies at 48; actor, son of movie legend
Francesco Quinn, the actor son of movie legend Anthony Quinn, had a promising debut with a supporting role in the Oscar-winning film "Platoon" before carving out a journeyman career with steady TV work and straight-to-video productions. He died Friday...Tags: Movies, 24 (tv program), Celebrities, Drama (genre), Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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PASSINGS: Doyle Bramhall, Winston C. Doby, Bruno Rubeo, Cargill MacMillan Jr.
Doyle Bramhall
Bluesman collaborated with Stevie Ray Vaughan
Doyle Bramhall, 62, a blues singer, drummer and songwriter best known for his collaborations with the late guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, died Saturday at his home in Alpine, Texas, the Houston...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Jimmie Vaughan, Movies, Ray (movie), Diseases and Illnesses
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