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Recalling Roger Ebert's influence, on- and off-screen
Like so many who grew up in the 1980s, I came to know Roger Ebert through film, and film through Roger Ebert. From the childhood moment when I first attained dominion over the remote control and VCR — and plenty of times when I didn’t —...
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Roger Ebert's Ebertfest gets $20,000 academy grant
Roger Ebert may already be on the mend from a hairline fracture in his left leg, but there's news Thursday that may be enough to get him out of bed and dancing: His annual film festival, Ebertfest, received a $20,000 grant from the Academy of Motion...
Tags: Richard Linklater, Festive Events, Tom Cruise, Entertainment, Roger Ebert
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Remembering Ray Bradbury: What's your favorite book?
Jacket CopyWhat was your favorite book by Ray Bradbury? Did you ever meet him?... -
PASSINGS: Patricia A. Disney, Warren Lockhart, Charla Krupp, King Stitt, Joaquin Martinez
Patricia A. Disney
Philanthropist, ex-wife of Walt Disney's nephew Roy
Patricia A. Disney, 77, who grew up as a neighbor of Roy E. Disney in Toluca Lake and was married to him for more than 50 years, died Friday of Alzheimer's disease, her family...Tags: Breast Cancer, Today (tv program), Economy, Business and Finance, Documentary (genre), Cartoons
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The Unreal World: 'Carnage' and child bullying
"Carnage"
SBS Productions
U.S. release: Dec. 16
The premise
Ethan Longstreet (Eliot Berger), age 11, has formed a gang at his Brooklyn school but has excluded classmate Zachary Cowan (Elvis Polanski), also age 11. When Zachary confronts him, Ethan...Tags: Medical Specialization, Christoph Waltz, Bullying, John C. Reilly, University of California, Los Angeles
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Tithing: In the news (ask Mitt Romney) but also in Old Testament
Nation NowMitt Romney's tithe: Politics and religion, sometimes antagonistic but oftimes entwined, share a common need. Whether from campaign contributions or tithing, both need to raise money.... -
Styx, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon announce 2012 tour
Pop & HissWe're not sure exactly what the fans of 95.5 KLOS did to appease the gods of classic rock this month, but they can now look forward to a slice of mullet-heavy arena rock courtesy of Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent.... -
Working Hollywood: Creating the universe for ‘The Tree of Life’
Company TownThe Oscar-nominated “The Tree of Life's” deep space shots of orange, red and blue fireballs pulsate in the primordial darkness, but they come from computers at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)... -
THQ market value, once $2 billion, dips below $35 million
Company TownTHQ Inc., once one of the top five video game publishers in the world, has seen its market value plunge from $2 billion in 2007 to just $35 million. THQ's shares, which traded above $34 a share when the company was riding high, closed at 51 cents on... -
Curator Dan Cameron heading to Orange County
Culture MonsterThe Orange County Museum of Art has announced its hiring of Dan Cameron as chief curator, effective this January. An internationally known curator with roots in New York who is not afraid to try new cities, Cameron was the founding director of Prospect... -
Midwestern states stumble with foreclosures and job losses
Money & CompanyJust about everyone who follows the news knows that California, Nevada and Florida are the pariah states of this recession, having experienced a housing boom and bust from which they are still recovering. But new economic data indicate that other...... -
Online arts fundraising project passes $1-million mark
Culture MonsterUSA Artists' online do-it-yourself fundraising initiative for artists has passed the $1 million mark after nine month. The L.A.-based organization says 125 projects have been funded....
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