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Disneyland history event will replace D23 Expo this year
The Hero ComplexAs reported first here at the Hero Complex, the D23 Expo will not be staged again in Anaheim until next year, which Disney made official Wednesday by announcing the dates of Aug. 19-21, 2011, for the Disneyphile's answer to Comic-Con...... -
Spying proves irresistibly seductive to agent
Despite strong competition from "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Days of Glory," Germany's "The Lives of Others," which arrives Tuesday on DVD, won the Oscar this year for foreign language film. The gripping dramatic thriller marked the film debut of writer-...Tags: Cinema Industry, Germany, Entertainment, Ugly Betty (tv program), Television
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Even for Neil Gaiman, 'The Sandman' is a singular dream
Even in casual conversation, British author Neil Gaiman sometimes sounds as if he's narrating some dark fairy tale -- his sentences slither across old stone floors or flit on gossamer wings. He also happens to live in a rambling Minnesota manse that...Tags: Family, Fantasy (genre), Entertainment, The Sopranos (tv program), Christmas
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'Beowulf' isn't poetry in motion capture
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn the half-century since Hollywood first flirted with 3-D movies, the special glasses required for viewing have gotten a whole lot more substantial. The stories being filmed, however, are just as flimsy. Of course "Beowulf," which was screened for...Tags: Robin Wright, Poetry, Academy Awards, Entertainment, Angelina Jolie
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Selling 'Be Kind Rewind' with a slapdash of humor
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Gondry's upcoming comedy "Be Kind Rewind," Jack Black and Mos Def play accidental auteurs -- a couple of knock-around film novices who end up making movie magic with a minimum of resources: tin foil and cardboard, a...Tags: Michel Gondry, YouTube, Entertainment, Ivan Reitman, Mos Def
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L.A.'s screening gems
Times Staff WriterPerhaps the only people who brag more about their illustrious alumni than Ivy Leaguers are the deans of film schools. At USC, the names dropped are Robert Zemeckis, Jay Roach, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. UCLA proudly lists Francis Ford Coppola, Gore...Tags: Alexander Payne, Cinema Industry, Steven Spielberg, David Salle, David Geffen
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Other venues: 'Forrest Gump,' 'The Terminator' and 'The Man Who Wasn't There'
BACinema Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 111th St. 773-445-3838 beverlyartcenter.org *"The Waiting Room" (U.S.; Peter Nicks, 2012) Shot over five months in an Oakland public hospital, "The Waiting Room" explores the state of medical care for the nation's...Tags: Clandestine Childhood (movie), Bill Paxton, Star Wars (movie), Ben Affleck, Schaumburg
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'Flight'
Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington is no stranger to acting challenges, and he has one of his biggest yet in this compelling drama from director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"). Inspired by experiences of screenwriter John Gatins, the film casts...
Tags: Don Cheadle, Melissa Leo, Denzel Washington, John Gatins, Flight (movie)
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On Demand/DVD New Releases: Feb. 4-10
Channel Guide MagazineThe following On Demand/DVD New Releases are available the week of Feb. 4-10: Alex Cross Tyler Perry takes over for Morgan Freeman as the detective from best-selling author James Patterson’s novels, once again hunting a sadistic serial killer.... -
Schedule of January 2013 TV premieres, movies, specials
RedEyeI look forward to January TV because one of my favorite shows, FX's "Justified," always premieres at the midseason. But the 2013 midseason schedule is special for another reason: "Cougar Town" begins its new life on TBS Jan. 8, the same night Season 4...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Sex and the City (movie), Raising Hope (tv program), The Middle (tv program), Chiller (tv network)
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Bravo revives 'Death Becomes Her': Cabler, Zemeckis to adapt 1992 Universal film
VarietyBravo is breathing life into "Death Becomes Her." Twenty years after the theatrical debut of the film, Bravo and the pic's helmer, Robert Zemeckis, have begun eyeing a smallscreen adaptation. Zemeckis is on board to exec produce the hourlong drama...Tags: Goldie Hawn, Drama (genre), Entertainment, Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep
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Film review: A redeeming 'Life of Pi'
"Life of Pi," like the recent "Cloud Atlas," is adapted from a novel widely considered to be unfilmable. While in "Cloud Atlas" the issue was the book's multistory structure, in "Life of Pi" the problem is of a technical nature — the two main...
Tags: Cloud Atlas (movie), Life of Pi (movie), Ang Lee, Entertainment, Movies
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