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Holly-cons: in the closet?
Today, Andrew Breitbart and David Ehrenstein ponder the plight of Tinseltown conservatives. Yesterday, they attempted to define Hollywood values. Wednesday, they discussed the role filmmakers should and do play in the domestic political debate, and...Tags: Politics, ABC (tv network), Whoopi Goldberg, George W. Bush, Religious Conflicts
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Slurring more than his words
the author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction, is at work on a book about Christian evangelicals, American Jews and Israel.IT SAYS in the Book of Proverbs: "Wine makes a fool of you and leads to brawling." Friday night, Mel Gibson, Christian action hero, found that out the hard way. Tooling through Malibu in his Lexus, he was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving, got...Tags: Gaming, Richard Nixon, Crime, Law and Justice, Hamas, Death
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Grappling with the `Mel factor'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEven before Mel Gibson's drunken, anti-Semitic tirade this summer, his upcoming film "Apocalypto" was a tough sell. Graphically violent, subtitled and cast with relatively unknown actors who speak their lines in an obscure dialect, Gibson's tale of a...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, ABC (tv network), Spider-Man (fictional character), Film Festivals, Drama (genre)
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Gibson has a lot to sell
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterConfessional interviews are the celebrity culture's equivalent of the perp walk, ceremonies of humiliation that we'd all be better off without. In the news media, as in life, the response to an indecent demand is usually some fresh indecency. Thus we...Tags: Cinema Industry, Marketing, ABC (tv network), Religious Conflicts, Diane Sawyer
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Beyond the Trappings
For the TimesIt's hard to be an absolutist in the modern world—our society simply isn't set up for it. Boundless, diverse and brimming with energy, it's better at fostering a culture where anything goes than one obsessed with strict definitions of right and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, National or Ethnic Minorities, Christianity, Religious Events, Roman Catholicism
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A Narrow Vision and Staggering Violence
Combining the built-in audience of the Bible, the incendiary potential of "The Birth of a Nation" and the marketing genius of "The Blair Witch Project," the arrival of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" feels like a milestone in modern culture. It's...Tags: Cinema Industry, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Depression, Death
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For 1971 Merion contender Jim Simons, life proved to be toughest course
The Philadelphia InquirerJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jim Simons, sportswriters observed during those four days that forever defined him, looked like Huck Finn. Strawberry-blond, freckle-faced, with mischievous eyes and a boyish smile, the 21-year-old amateur from Butler, Pa.,...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Prescription Drugs, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Open (golf), Sports
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Cannes: Ariel Veneziano Launches Sales Company International Film Trust
VarietyBenaroya Pictures and Miscellaneous Entertainment have formed a joint venture to launch sales company International Film Trust at Cannes. The new banner — headed by Ariel Veneziano as president — has an initial fund of $15 million to...Tags: Michael Moore, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., Clive Owen, The Hurt Locker (movie), Entertainment
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Easter 2013 TV programming
Channel Guide MagazineEaster 2013 is Sunday, March 31. Here are some of the notable new and returning shows, specials and movies airing over the next week to help you and your family enjoy the Easter 2013 season, if you celebrate. All times are Eastern; programming is... -
Passover and Easter on video
In home video's 1980s and '90s heyday, Easter emerged as a prime selling holiday. Religious epics, holiday-related classics and children and family holiday specials were marketed as "basket stuffers." As with Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter (as...
Tags: Ralph Fiennes, Martin Scorsese, Religion and Belief, Val Kilmer, Fred Astaire
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Grand Theatre will host movie
LANCASTER — The Lancaster Ministerial Association, in partnership with the Lancaster Grand Theatre, will present the movie “The Passion of the Christ” March 29 and 30 at the Lancaster Grand Theatre, 117 Lexington St. Showtimes are 7 p.m....
Tags: R Rated Movies, Arts and Culture, Jerusalem (Israel), Mel Gibson, Movies
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The Bible
VarietyLike many showbiz offerings related to religion, "The Bible" is as interesting for its marketing and commercial prospects as for the production itself. Producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have reached out to a faith-based community that's often wary of...Tags: Religious Texts, Bible, Keith David, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State
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