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Shia LaBeouf has a front-row seat to the Broadway show he left
Actor Shia LaBeouf, who exited the Broadway play “Orphans” under unusual (and tweetable) circumstances, turned up in the front row Tuesday night for the show’s first preview performance. The “Transformers” star was also the...
Tags: Ben Foster, Shia LaBeouf, Arts and Culture, Alec Baldwin, Celebrities
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Ben Foster replaces Shia LaBeouf on Broadway
The casting hole created by Shia LaBeouf's abrupt departure from the Broadway revival of "Orphans" has been filled. Ben Foster will take the role of Treat, one of two brothers who hatch a plan to kidnap a prominent older man, played by Alec Baldwin. A...
Tags: The Last Stand (movie), Shia LaBeouf, Ben Foster, Tom Sturridge, Alec Baldwin
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Paul Dano to play Brian Wilson; producer Bill Pohlad to direct
Indie staple Paul Dano ("Ruby Sparks," "There Will Be Blood") has been tapped to play a young Brian Wilson in a new film titled "Love and Mercy." The actor will collaborate on the production -- which is scheduled to begin in early summer -- with an...
Tags: Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Dano, Entertainment, Fair Game (movie), High Noon (movie)
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Adam Yauch dies at 47; Beastie Boys' rapper MCA
It had only been a few years since Adam Yauch had found fame as the in-your-face rapper and bass player MCA in the transgressive, boundary-breaking trio the Beastie Boys.
But in 1992 he was searching for something else, traveling in Nepal to snowboard...Tags: Dave Matthews, Rap (genre), Entertainment, Flea (music artist), Madison Square Garden
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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch was also a force in film world
Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch has died of cancer at age 47. Yauch is best known for his music career, as the New York hip-hop trio's vocalist and bassist, MCA. But in the last years of his life, Yauch focused his artistic attention on the world of...
Tags: Sports, Tilda Swinton, Hoop Dreams (movie), Entertainment, Woody Harrelson
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'Rampart'
Zap2ItAfter his acclaimed work for director Oren Moverman in "The Messenger," Woody Harrelson collaborated with him again on this impactful character study of a 1990s Los Angeles cop who makes his own rules, both on and off the job. At home, he still resides...Tags: Jon Bernthal, Ice Cube, Woody Harrelson, Ned Beatty, Steve Buscemi
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Police story charts a slide downhill for a rogue cop in 'Rampart' ✭✭✭ 1/2
"Rampart" patrols some familiar streets, but this jarringly intimate study of a dirty Los Angeles cop sliding, crazily, down the drain has a distinctive new-cliche smell, pungent and alive. The story, which is more about observation than propulsion, suits...Tags: Academy Awards, Los Angeles Police Department, Ned Beatty, Robert Altman, Steve Buscemi
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David O. Selznick's life, via Ben Stiller and 'The Messenger'
Show TrackerEXCLUSIVE: Few personalities dominated Hollywood with such larger-than-life brashness as David O. Selznick. A son of a high-flying silent-film producer, Selznick produced some of the biggest hits of Tinseltown's golden era -- most notably, of course,... -
Thursday's TV Highlights: 'The Messenger' on Showtime
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Nov. 21 - 27 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Nov. 21 - 27 in PDF format (alternate link) Weekly TV Listings can also be found at:...... -
'Animal Kingdom' and 'Mother and Child' are first DVD screeners of Oscar season
Gold DerbyBeing first out of the gate often matters a lot in the Oscar derby. "Frozen River" and "Little Miss Sunshine" reaped top nominations in 2008 and 2006, respectively, after being the first DVDs shipped to academy members. This year, that distinction goes to... -
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Zap2ItWoody Harrelson was a recent Oscar nominee for his fine work in this drama about military officers assigned to notify other soldiers' families of the battle-related deaths of their loved ones. Ben Foster plays Harrelson's new partner in being such...Tags: Entertainment, Woody Harrelson, Blu-ray Discs, Movies, Film Festivals
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Gold Derby nuggets: Oscars nixed 'Bruno' for host | Dave Karger BAFTAs predix | WGA Awards preview
Gold Derby⢠The Oscars took pity on the poor ABC censor when they said no to rookie show producers Bill Mechanic's and Adam Shankman's idea to have Sacha Baron Cohen ("Bruno") host the Oscars. As Shankman told "Fresh Air" host Terry Gross, "it would just be...
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