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Preview of Stone's Bush bio online
The Swampby James Oliphant The trailer of Oliver Stone's film "W" has reached the internets. The movie examines George W. Bush's rise to power, from his partying days at Yale and in Texas to his becoming born-again and then his rapid......Tags: James Cromwell, No Country for Old Men (movie), Dick Cheney, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Burstyn
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'W' is one of Oliver Stone's best: critic
The SwampChicago Tribune movie critic Michael Phillips likes "W", Oliver Stone's new film which opens today about President Bush's rise and fall (in popularity polls at the very least.) He gives it three stars and puts it ahead of many......Tags: George W. Bush
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Quickie Review: Sarah, "SNL"
The TV ZoneHey, one of the cultural TV events of our time takes place - Sarah Palin on "SNL" - and you gotta blog, right? Anyway...very funny open. A classic. And I suppose just one quibble on reflection: Why did the......Tags: Amy Poehler, Sarah Palin, Alec Baldwin
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Did a Bush steal Geronimo's bones?
The Swampby Frank James Some news stories leave you wondering just what to believe. A small New York Times story falls into that category. An excerpt: HOUSTON -- The descendants of Geronimo have sued Skull and Bones, a secret society at......Tags: Society, National Government, Yale University, World War I (1914-1918), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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For those who think T.O. is a big joke, he removes all doubt
O, by the WayFor Terrell Owens non-fans who always labeled the Cowboys receiver a clown, here's some validation of that opinion.Owens will be making a guest appearance on the MyNetworkTV's situation comedy 'Under One Roof' tomorrow night at 8 p.m. The premise of......Tags: Television Industry, Terrell Owens, Entertainment, Television, Sports
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Doubletake: Camp Barack!
The SwampWelcome to Doubletake, your spin on the events of our time brought to you by Tribune correspondents Jim Oliphant and Jim Tankersley. This week, one of us is live from Denver and one of us is angry at the......Tags: Bill Clinton, Camp Rock (movie), Theater, Entertainment, Television
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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: Michael Bay, Sean Connery, Nazi Party, Teachers, Entertainment
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Cohen-Buckley harmony highlighted in new book
My first Leonard Cohen experience was the soundtrack on Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers," where Cohen declared, among other things, "Everybody knows." What I soon knew was that Leonard Cohen was a writer of weight. I started listening to...
Tags: Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Shrek (fictional character), Music, Music Industry
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Q&A: Chicago-native 'Mr. Sophistication' star Harry Lennix
In the excellent new drama “Mr. Sophistication,” veteran comedian/actor Ron Waters (Chicago-native Harry Lennix) is tempted by the notion that fame means he exists on a different level in society. “I think any honest celebrity would see...
Tags: Drama (genre), Jerry Springer, Barack Obama, Film Festivals, Buddy Holly
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Madonna full of fresh pop at United Center
It was a concert that opened with an act of contrition and closed with a robed church choir paving the road to a celebration. In between there was fake blood, pretend guns, the return of the infamous conical bra, whiffs of sadomasochism and poison-...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Concerts, Lady Gaga, Cirque du Soleil, Entertainment
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The Stone truth: Left-wingers are boring
Jonah GoldbergWhen, at long last, will people understand that the left is boring? The question came to mind as I was dipping in and out of Oliver Stone's miasmic 700-plus-page tome. I'll never read the whole thing, and not because it's a left-wing screed full of slimy...Tags: Academy Awards, News Media, Occupy Wall Street, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Entertainment Events
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Let the real fat cats pay their fair share
Victor Davis HansonWho exactly were the rich who, as the president said, were not "paying their fair share"? The rapper Jay-Z (net worth: nearly $500 million)? The actor Johnny Depp (2011 income: $50 million)? Neither seems to have heard the president's earlier warning...Tags: Barack Obama, Small Businesses, Fannie Mae, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey
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