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Review: HBO's 'Family Tree' rooted in warm, goofy eccentricity
Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO. The eight-episode "Family Tree," which premieres Sunday, is his first work in seven years, and like his films it is sweet and funny and not a little...
Tags: Jim Piddock, Chris O'Dowd, Girls (tv program), Michael McKean, England
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Award-winning Italian and French classics on tap this week
Italian classic films directed by masters of cinema Federico Fellini, Vittorio de Sica and Michelangelo Antonioni will be vying for viewers' attention Thursday evening. The American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood presents Fellini's...
Tags: Jean Renoir, Erich von Stroheim, Entertainment, Ingmar Bergman, Richard Harris
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Review: 'If I Were You' is strained, absurd marital farce
The press notes for "If I Were You" indicate that writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin's favorite director is Preston Sturges, but there's little of the master's zip, wit or taste for desperate absurdity in this ill-conceived marital farce. Moments after...
Tags: Marcia Gay Harden, Adultery, Nancy Meyers
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A sneak peek at three Oscar ballots
On the eve of Oscar voting, we asked three academy members to let us peek at their ballots and tell us, anonymously, who they're voting for and why. Here's what they had to say: OSCARS 2013: Full Coverage PRODUCERS BRANCH: This 40ish Oscar nominee...
Tags: Kathryn Bigelow, Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (movie)
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Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'
Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central...
Tags: Parks and Recreation (tv program), Claire Danes, Andy Richter, Veep (tv program), Entertainment
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TV This Week for Nov. 25 - Dec. 1: 'Ceelo's Magic Moment'
Click here to download TV listings for the week Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SUNDAY Will Matthew and Lady Mary marry? Whither Mr. Bates? The answers to those and other questions will have to wait...
Tags: Holidays, The Voice (tv program), Mariah Carey, Desi Arnaz, Rod Stewart
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Character Witness
LA Times MagazineBiographers take you inside the art and science of their craft—and it's not as tame as you may think... -
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Around Town: 'Mad, Mad World' and other comedy classics
24 FramesThe American Cinematheque is ringing in the New Year with some wild and crazy comedy classics... -
Around Town: Salutes to Bunuel and the hero of 'Hugo,' Melies
24 FramesA Luis Bunuel retrospective and a tribute to the real-life hero of the film "Hugo" are among this week's highlights.... -
Around Town: Steve McQueen, the King of Cool, rides again
24 FramesA tribute to King of Cool action star Steve McQueen and a look inside the film projectionist's world sponsored by the Motion Picture Academy are among this week's highlights.... -
Universal's classic films at 100: Kenneth Turan's DVD pick
24 FramesUniversal is more than just the home of a celebrated tour, it's been making movies for exactly 100 years. In recognition of that fact, the studio has reissued some of its best films in a series of commemorative DVDs....
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