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Imitating A Master
Special to The CourantWhen Eddie Murphy discovered that fellow comedian Jamie Foxx was going to play Ray Charles in a film biography, Murphy told Foxx that he had Charles' jaw. What Foxx really needed was the legendary singer's guts. "You had to pray a little bit because...Tags: Cinderella (fictional character), Career and Workplace, Entertainment, Thelonious Monk, Labor Legislation
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'Ray'
Los Angeles TimesFrom the moment director Taylor Hackford starts "Ray" with a shot of Jamie Foxx's fingers hitting the piano keys and breaking into the unmistakable rhythms of "What'd I Say," it's clear that Ray Charles' unstoppable music will power this film. It's...Tags: Harry J. Lennix, Jamie Foxx, Curtis Armstrong, Craig Armstrong, Health
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Associated Press predictions
Associated PressComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage Unlike last year, when it was obvious that the hobbits and elves would rule Oscar night (and they did), this Academy Awards race looks tougher to call. Associated Press movie writers David...Tags: Alan Alda, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Cheadle, Elections
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Push the envelope
Times Staff WriterIn the Kodak Theatre days before the Oscars on Sunday, everyone's a winner. Don Cheadle takes best actor and so does Jamie Foxx; Cate Blanchett accepts best supporting actress and so does Sophie Okonedo. The winners hug their colleagues and give...Tags: Weather, Cate Blanchett, Screen Actors Guild, Don Cheadle, Jamie Foxx
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From lonely darkness of a few theaters, this year's hits
Times Staff WriterLast year, New Line Cinema's blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" was playing in 2,558 theaters on the day it received 11 Oscar nominations. This year, "Vera Drake," a movie put out by New Line's corporate sibling, unexpectedly...Tags: Sony Corp., Clint Eastwood, Don Cheadle, Hilary Swank, Rwanda
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Four's a crowd, producers are told
Special to The TimesComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage And the best picture nomination goes to — well, we'll get back to you. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the year's five best picture nominees. But it hasn't...Tags: 12 (movie, 2007), Ray (movie), Movies, Adrien Brody, 9 (movie)
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Off-center... independent... privately funded... art-house fare
Times Staff WritersComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage "The Aviator," an old-fashioned Hollywood epic about Howard Hughes' obsessions, romances and crippling neuroses, captured 11 nominations to take the lead for the 77th annual Academy Awards,...Tags: Alan Alda, Don Cheadle, 12 (movie, 2007), Clint Eastwood, Thomas Haden Church
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Who's won what leading up to the Oscars
Complete list of nominees
Complete Academy Awards coverage
During Oscar season, it's all about building buzz. Here are the leading contenders and how they've fared thus far:
Tags: Alan Alda, 12 (movie, 2007), Clint Eastwood, Don Cheadle, Thomas Haden Church
Jan 26, 2005 |Story| Los Angeles TimesThe nitwits can now step aside
Los Angeles TimesComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage To look at Tuesday's Oscar nominations as a whole is to find yourself facing an alternative movie universe where Mike Leigh's beautifully austere but little-seen British "Vera Drake" got...Tags: Alan Alda, Bill Condon, Don Cheadle, Elections, 12 (movie, 2007)
Nov 11, 1997 |Story| Los Angeles TimesThe Devil's Advocate
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday October 17, 1997 If Satan were the senior partner in a major Manhattan law firm, would anybody notice? What difference would it make in standards and practices? And if the Prince of Darkness is so powerful, why is he bothering to run a law...Tags: Tony Gilroy, John Milton, Jeffrey Jones, Entertainment, Judith Ivey
Dec 7, 2000 |Story| Los Angeles TimesProof of Life
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday December 8, 2000 It may be unfair, but it's inevitable that "Proof of Life" is going to be seen, at least in the short run, through the lens of the off-screen romance that developed on location between co-stars Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe. The...Tags: Kidnapping, Tony Gilroy, Wars and Interventions, Danny Elfman, Entertainment
Sep 15, 2000 |Story| MetromixPigskin picks
Ah, autumn -- it brings with it the crispness in the air, the changing of the leaves and the sounds of helmets and pads crunching and grunts on the field. For football fans whose addictions reach far past college ball on Saturdays and the NFL on...Tags: Jeff Bridges, Labor Disputes, James van der Beek, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Football
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Taylor Hackford Photos
Jason Statham as Parker in Taylor Hackford's crime thri...
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Dame Helen Mirren with her husband, director Taylor Hac...
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