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From Ravinia to Broadway, Patti LuPone shines in 'Gypsy'
Tribune criticNEW YORK — Rose, they say in "Gypsy," is a pioneer woman without a frontier. And while the manicured Illinois lawns of the Ravinia Festival don't exactly call to mind covered wagons, that verdant Midwestern venue still seeded a primal Broadway...Tags: Georges Seurat, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Theater, Jerome Robbins, St. James
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What's Broadway's formula for success?
"Nobody knows anything."
William Goldman lobbed that dictum at the screen trade, but it just as easily applies to the just-concluded 2006-07 Broadway season. Goldman's contention that producers haven't a clue as to what will resonate with critics and the...Tags: Music Industry, William Goldman, London Theatre, New York Observer, Theater
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Another 'Titanic' Vet Hits the 'Road'
Zap2It.comThe "Titanic" reunion on Sam Mendes' "Revolutionary Road" just keeps expanding. Already set to star Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road" has now added fellow "Titanic" alum Kathy Bates to its ensemble. A critique of American...Tags: Academy Awards, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates, Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road (movie)
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Golden Globes nominations unveiled
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Slumdog Millionaire," a modern-day fable about an orphan from Mumbai who ends up on a television game show, is shaping up to be this movie season's Cinderella story. At one point, it seemed poised to go straight to DVD after its original studio,...Tags: Ron Howard, Revolutionary Road (movie), Career and Workplace, Sally Field, America Ferrera
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'Doubt,' 'In Treatment' Lead Golden Globe Nominations
Zap2It.comLast year, the Writers Strike ended up canceling the NBC Co-Chairman's "prom," but for the time being -- pending the SAG vote, that is -- all things are full steam ahead for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 66th annual Golden Globes honoring...Tags: Jeremy Piven, Ron Howard, Revolutionary Road (movie), Coco Chanel, Sally Field
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Kate Winslet's style: Over the rainbow
Kate Winslet is poised to be the darling of the upcoming award season. She stars with Ralph Fiennes in "The Reader," based on Bernard Schlink's bestselling novel about a young man's passionate affair during WWII with an older woman whom he meets again...Tags: The Reader (movie), Awards and Prizes, Ralph Fiennes, Culture, Revolutionary Road (movie)
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'American Beauty' Director Preys on 'Preacher'
Zap2It.comColumbia Pictures has acquired the rights to the comic classic "Preacher," as a possible directing vehicle for Oscar winner Sam Mendes. Created by writer Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, "Preacher" ran in a series of 66 issues (plus nine various specials)...Tags: Kevin Smith, Movies, Entertainment, Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road (movie)
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DiCaprio Expands his 'Body' of Work
Zap2It.comAnother day, another Leonardo DiCaprio casting rumor courtesy of the industry trade papers. According to Variety, DiCaprio is in early talks to star in "Body of Lies," a Warner Bros. adaptation of the new novel by David Ignatius. Ridley Scott is set to...Tags: Ridley Scott, Theodore Roosevelt, Revolutionary Road (movie), Central Intelligence Agency, Body of Lies (movie)
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Directors step up to take their shot at Oscar
THE six nominees for this year's best director Academy Award have made a total of 23 feature films. To put that meager number into perspective, consider this: "The Departed," which finally won Martin Scorsese his directing Oscar last year (on his sixth...Tags: John Singleton, Todd Haynes, Ron Howard, Alfred Hitchcock, No Country for Old Men (movie)
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High-Art Slasher Film? Must Be By Tim Burton
Zap2It.comTim Burton had already traipsed through China, scouting locations for his next big cinematic event, "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" starring Jim Carrey, when Paramount halted preproduction on the film. Burton describes himself as "pretty devastated" by the...Tags: Comedy (genre), Theater, Music Theater, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp
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George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio May Head 'North'
Zap2It.comWarner Bros. is hoping to pair up George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio for the political thriller "Farragut North." The slowly mobilizing film is based on the play by Beau Willimon, a play that won't actually open on Broadway until next fall....Tags: Michael Clayton (movie), Ridley Scott, Thriller (genre), Revolutionary Road (movie), Russell Crowe
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'Revolutionary' Reunion for DiCaprio, Winslet
Zap2It.comThe last time Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up, their collaboration won a couple Oscars and made over $1.8 billion worldwide. Time for an encore. According to Variety, the "Titanic" leads are joining forces for DreamWorks' "Revolutionary...Tags: Academy Awards, Movies, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Entertainment, Richard Yates
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