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Leslie Nielsen dies at 84; serious actor became a comic star
Leslie Nielsen, a serious actor who became a comic star with his career-changing roles in "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" comedies, died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.
Nielson died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home,...Tags: Clarence Darrow, Fort Lauderdale, Bonanza (tv program) , Leslie Nielsen, Television Industry
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PGA Awards nominate 'Star Trek' and 'Avatar' for best picture
Gold DerbyThe Producers Guild of America just announced best picture nominees, which follow the Oscars by expanding its contenders' list to 10. Included are obvious front-runners "Avatar," "Up in the Air" and "Inglourious Basterds," but curious omissions include... -
Hollywood gets a kick out of 'rebooting'
When Sony Pictures' plan for a fourth "Spider-Man" movie starring Tobey Maguire fell apart in January, the studio had to come up with a new way to keep the superhero series alive after three movies released from 2002 to 2007 grossed $2.5 billion...Tags: The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Harry Potter (fictional character), Spider-Man (movie), Movies
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Warp speed to San Jose 'Star Trek' exhibit
True "Star Trek" fanatics who visit "Star Trek: The Exhibition" at San Jose's Tech Museum may find some flaws in the life-size replica of the starship Enterprise's bridge.
Sure, Capt. James T. Kirk's chair sits in the middle of the bridge, encircled by...Tags: Science and Technology, Chess Playing, Television, Disasters and Accidents, Costumes (clothing)
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Gold Derby nuggets: Can Mariah Carey top herself at PCA? | 'Avatar' & six other VFX finalists | 'Precious' leads with 8 NAACP Image nods
Gold Derby⢠Following up on her antics at Tuesday's Palm Spring filmfest -- reported in detail by Pete Hammond -- Mariah Carey should make for must-see TV tonight. As Roger Friedman reports she, "is all set to pick up her Peopleâs Choice Award tonight on CBS.... -
Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Sept. 20, 2009
++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || Weeks on list || || 1. || A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore (Knopf : $25.95) A naive Midwestern college coed takes a job as a nanny for a recently adopted toddler. || 1 || || 2. || Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, James Patterson , Thomas Pynchon, Television Industry, FBI
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The haunted history of 'Paranormal Activity'
Los Angeles TimesSteven Spielberg was certain his copy of "Paranormal Activity" was haunted. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: 'Paranormal Activity': An article in today's Calendar about the film "Paranormal Activity" misspelled the last name of DreamWorks...Tags: Paranormal Activity (movie), DVDs, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Movies, Genres
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Composer Michael Daugherty hears the sounds of America
Imagine a postmodern Aaron Copland or Charles Ives with a pop cultural twist, and you're primed for the music of Michael Daugherty.
A composer of his time and birthright, Daugherty is a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native and the musical embodiment of Americana....Tags: Luciano Berio, Family Vacations, Movies, Aaron Copland, Tourism and Leisure
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Oliver Stone takes to 'The Road'
Gold DerbyOliver Stone, who directed a previous Oscar best picture ("Platoon"), is cheering on "The Road" as it jockeys for a spot in the top 10 of the current derby â plus top five in other categories. He says, "Although terrifying, 'The Road' transcends its... -
Chris Pine: This is your captain speaking
Chris Pine is splayed across a red restaurant banquette as if it were the throne Hollywood is offering him as one of its newly anointed male hotties. To say Pine's actual seating is not a throne would be an understatement. The star of Paramount Pictures'...Tags: J.J. Abrams, Tony Scott, Movies, Howard Dean, Lindsay Lohan
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'Planet of the Apes,' 'T2' and 'Back to the Future' turn back time this weekend
The Hero ComplexThe great thing about time-travel movies is you can always go back and do it all over again. This weekend, the American Cinemathequeâs Egyptian Theatre does just that with a series of time-jumping double-features -- "Planet of the Apes" with...... -
Starfleet goes Guantanamo? 'Star Trek' team hints that the next film will reflect contemporary war issues
The Hero ComplexI was in Vancouver visiting the set of "Fringe" (you'll see that story here on Thursday) and caught up with two of the show's key creators, J.J. Abrams and Roberto Orci, who are also squarely at the center of the......
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