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Movie review: 'Ratatouille'
Tribune movie critic4 stars (out of four) The ads for the ravishing new Disney/Pixar feature "Ratatouille" spell out the titular dish phonetically (as rat-a-too-ee), a tactic not necessary in last summer's marketing and promotion of "Cars." This provides a clue as to why...Tags: Gaming, Animation (genre), Restaurants, Movies, Brian Dennehy
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Keeping their cool
When Jodie Foster left her home in a Vera Wang halter dress, its pale blue perfectly matched the hue of the star's eyes. By the time she finished a march down the red carpet of the 79th Annual Academy Awards, she was shivering and worried that her skin...Tags: Spike Lee, Abigail Breslin, Susan Lucci, Movies, Demonstration
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Michael Mahler worth catching in 'My Favorite Year' revival
Michael Mahler, who plays the genial narrative host of the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre's revival of "My Favorite Year," looks like a cross between Matthew Broderick and Billy Crystal. It's the ideal persona for this nebbish-but-normative character, a...Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Matthew Broderick, Education, Neil Simon
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Movie review: 'Becket'
Tribune movie critic"Becket," producer Hal Wallis' opulently entertaining film of Jean Anouilh's play, is the tale of a wild and woolly British king and his God-intoxicated buddy, whom he unwisely appoints archbishop of Canterbury and then must battle. The time is the 1160s,...Tags: Sexual Assault, Music Box Theatre, Katharine Hepburn, Canterbury, Death
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Best actor: Whitaker joins filmdom royalty
Forest Whitaker has said in several interviews that he has tried throughout his career not to get caught up in awards buzz — it's too depressing when you lose. But Whitaker has no more reason to be disappointed.
"It is possible for a kid from...Tags: Golden Globe Awards, Career and Workplace, Screen Actors Guild, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Celebrities
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'Ratatouille'
Times Staff WriterBrad Bird's 'Ratatouille' is so audacious you have to fall in love with its unlikely hero. If we are living in a golden age of animation — and we are — one of the reasons is writer-director Brad Bird. That's somewhat ironic, because as his new...Tags: Pixar Animation, Entertainment, Gaming, Brad Bird, Animation (genre)
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Oswalt, Garofalo make 'Ratatouille' a nice combo platter
Times Staff WriterShow up and be yourself — and get paid to do it. That's the job description Patton Oswalt accepted when he was cast as the lead voice in the new Pixar/Disney film, "Ratatouille." The film revolves around a rat named Remy (Oswalt) who dreams of...Tags: Animation (genre), Celebrities, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Robin Williams
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Top Oscar rivals emerge from Toronto
Some Oscar rivals like "Volver" and "Venus" received such huge acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival that they got a hefty push in the awards derby, suddenly becoming frontrunners. Others like "All the King's Men" tripped up.
Here's the buzz...Tags: Comedy (genre), Celebrities, Roger Ebert, Heart Attack, Cannes Film Festival
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The battle begins
Times Staff WritersIt used to be that December was the cruelest month for Oscar contenders who jousted for critical and box office attention at the end of the year. Now the battle begins in September, as more and more Oscar hopefuls crowd the fall weekends. The rationale...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, Helen Mirren, Movies, Festive Events, Entertainment
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'Volver' leads with N.Y. critics
If members of the New York Film Critics Circle voted today for their awards, "Volver" would probably win best picture, director (Pedro Almodovar) and actress (Penelope Cruz, fending off a devilish challenge from Meryl Streep). The lead actor race is a...Tags: Celebrities, Sally Field, Ryan Gosling, New York University, Movies
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'Becket'
Times Staff WriterMore than 40 years after a dazzling first run that earned a dozen Academy Award nominations, "Becket" is back on the big screen and just in time to cast a fascinating light on this year's Oscar race. A fluke of scheduling fate has made a newly restored...Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Edward Anhalt, Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison
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'Queen' bears his crowning touch
The EnvelopeWhen he rolls up for lunch at Campanile, Stephen Frears, the 65-year-old director of the "The Queen," doesn't look as if he'd be reticent. He's rumpled, personable, vaguely brash, but just try asking him how he guided the seemingly unprepossessing film...Tags: Diana, Princess of Wales, England, Elizabeth II, Family, Roddy Doyle
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