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In fact-based films, how much fiction is OK?
NEW YORK (AP) — The scene: Tehran's Mehrabad airport, January 1980. Six U.S. diplomats, disguised as a fake sci-fi film crew, are about to fly to freedom with their CIA escorts. But suddenly there's a moment of panic in what had been a smooth trip...
Tags: Politics, Dan Futterman, Police Investigations, The Wall Street Journal, Ben Affleck
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Oscars and American history: True, or true enough?
A modest proposal: Movies exploring some aspect of American history, such as “Argo,” “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” should leave off the “based on a true story” or “inspired by true events”...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Artists, Star Wars (movie), Awards and Prizes, Life of Pi (movie)
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'Saving Lincoln' review: What were they thinking?!
0.5 stars (out of four) I kid you not: Someone in “Saving Lincoln” actually says, “Lincoln, I had been thinkin' ...,” and it's not meant to be funny. Of course, this is a historical drama in which all of the sets are green...
Tags: Lincoln (movie, 2012), Steven Spielberg, Creed Bratton, Abraham Lincoln, Entertainment
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Tony Kushner's Chicago visit a virtual event for most
This Friday at 4 p.m. at the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner will pay a visit to one of his favorite Chicago haunts. In the spirit of the movie “Lincoln,” which Kushner wrote and which revels in the...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (movie), Daniel Day-Lewis, Entertainment, Movies, Literature
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The youngest Elder in 'Book of Mormon'
As the youngest of the Mormon elders in "The Book of Mormon," Arnold Cunningham is a case study in well-meaning ineptitude and comic confabulations that hybridize Mormon theology with geek-culture signifiers from "Star Wars" and "Lord of the Rings"...
Tags: AIDS, Anna Kendrick, Star Wars (movie), Jack Black, Theater
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Courtney Not Quite Right About Connecticut And Slavery
The Hartford CourantCongressman Joe Courtney recently wrote a letter to director Steven Spielberg insisting that he had made a mistake in his film "Lincoln": "I was on the edge of my seat during the roll call vote on the ratification of the 13th Amendment outlawing...Tags: Politics, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Slavery, Entertainment, Abraham Lincoln
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Big names tout kudos pics: Obama, Clinton, Carter and more endorse pics this Oscar season
VarietyPoliticians scramble to earn celebrity endorsements, but the situation is reversed this Oscar season, as Hollywood seeks the nod from the political elite. If they weren't blatantly saying "go see this film," they have helped elevate the profile of...Tags: Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Barack Obama, Life of Pi (movie), James Gandolfini
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Letter: Ancient mechanical law supports idea of unconditional equality
As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, we are reminded that equality is unconditional, something we basically knew from the start. And it wasn't born out of the Great Charter of the Liberties of England, or the Magna Carta; the...Tags: Slavery, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Martin Luther King Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Abraham Lincoln
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85th Academy Award nominations favor Spielberg, highlight “Beasts”
Channel Guide MagazineSpielberg, Day-Lewis, Washington … Quvenzhané? The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning in Hollywood, contained some longtime favorites, as well as some surprising newcomers. Director Steven Spielberg's... -
Herald-Mail announces annual Oscar Picks
Chances are most people won't ever have the chance to hold an Oscar statue, but one Herald-Mail reader will want to get his or her acceptance speech ready on Sunday, Feb. 24. That's when he or she correctly identifies the most winners in the 10...
Tags: Flight (movie), Ted (movie), Awards and Prizes, The Herald-Mail, Life of Pi (movie)
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Orlando Shakespeare Theater plans biggest production ever -- a 2-night play
Big news out of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater today. And by big news, I mean a play that clocks in at 6 and a half hours, with 30 actors playing more than 150 characters. Headlining the Shakes' 25th anniversary season in 2013-14 will be a two-part...
Tags: Charles Dickens, Arts and Culture
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List of 85th annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: "Amour," "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty." 2....Tags: Ted (movie), Flight (movie), Life of Pi (movie), The Impossible (movie), Redemption (movie)
Feb 19, 2013
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Feb 13, 2013
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Jan 2, 2013
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Feb 10, 2013
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Feb 8, 2013
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Jan 18, 2013
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Jan 19, 2013
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Jan 14, 2013
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Jan 11, 2013
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