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Anita Page, silent movie star, dead at 98
From the Associated PressAnita Page, the beautiful blond MGM actress who appeared in the films of Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silents to talkies, has died. She was 98. Page died in her sleep early Saturday morning at her home in Los...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Celebrity Mothers, Joan Crawford
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The List: Art
Martin Kersels: Heavyweight Champion
That title may be the perfect tongue-in-cheek label for this retrospective of a 6-foot, 7-inch, 350-pound artist who presents himself as a hilariously creative lummox. A fan of Buster Keaton and a student of Paul...Tags: Natural Resources, Sculpture, Robert Mapplethorpe, Wildlife, Dorothea Lange
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Levittown's Kevin Covais has film debut in 'College'
rafer.guzman@newsday.comThe last time most of us saw Kevin Covais, he was a pale-faced, adorably scrawny 16-year-old running the gauntlet of Simon, Paula and Randy on Fox's " American Idol" in 2006. White scalp shining through a close-cropped buzz, glasses perched on his nose,...Tags: Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson, Tom Suozzi, Health and Safety at School, Super Bowl
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SCREEN SCENE: Facets turns the clock back 40 years
Facets Cinematheque gears up for an entire week of programming called "40 Years After: Filming the '68 Revolution." Movies on the schedule, which begins Friday, include 1971's "The Murder of Fred Hampton" and Norman Mailer's third film, "Maidstone."...Tags: Ken Burns, Movies, Civil Rights, Theater, American Revolutionary War
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Broadway bets: Who will take the Tonys?
amNY theater criticWhat will win the Tony Award for Best New Musical? It's not that certain. Though three musicals -- "In the Heights,"Passing Strange" and "Xanadu" -- all received raves, none has emerged as a solid hit. "In the Heights" is performing decently at the box...Tags: Glenn Close, Alec Baldwin, Film Festivals, Boeing Co., Broadway
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SCREEN SCENE: Unmasking Chicago actor Danny Goldring
Tribune reporterWho is that masked man? No, not Christian Bale. Not Heath Ledger. No, no. The other unhappy clown. Answer: Chicago actor Danny Goldring. In "The Dark Knight," Goldring shares screen time with Ledger in an opening bank heist sequence. He plays "Grumpy,...Tags: Humboldt Park, Bank Robbery, Fritz Lang, Clara Bow, Matthew Broderick
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OFF THE WALL: Some 'Mad Men' and some madcap men
diane@tvworthwatching.comOff the Wall gets all soaped up. WEEKEND MIND-BENDERS. This isn't your kiddo's space opera - there's sharp personal, political and spiritual drama in the too-contemporary fourth season of "Battlestar Galactica" (tonight at 8 and midnight, Universal HD)...Tags: Charlton Heston, Golf, Rue McClanahan, Tammy Wynette, Caroline Rhea
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Ben Burtt: The man behind R2-D2 and WALLE's beeps
Chicago Tribune NewspapersIt's a risky move by anyone's standards. Pixar's delightfully adventurous robot-in-love story "WALLE" boldly unspools without any human dialogue for the first hour or so. This trick seems akin to having R2-D2 carry half of a "Star Wars" film, speaking...Tags: Film Festivals, Pixar, Academy Awards, Movies, Sigourney Weaver
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Silents are golden to creator of 'WALL-E'
Sun movie criticEven for Pixar, a company that thrives on new frontiers, WALL-E is a gutsy next move. It's the first dystopian parable that's actually ecstatic fun. It's also the closest Pixar has come to making a full-length silent movie. The choice of hero is...Tags: Paulette Goddard, Pixar, Cartoons, Music, Movies
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May 23, 2008
Question: Who founded Laugh-O-Gram Films? A) Charlie Chaplin B) Walt Disney C) Buster Keaton Answer: B) Walt DisneyTags: Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin
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75 cool reasons to visit MSI
Tribune reporterThis year, the Museum of Science and Industry turns 75. And even though MSI is getting on in years, there are still plenty of fantastic things to see and do there. Here are 75 cool reasons to visit on the museum's diamond anniversary. 1. Foucault's...Tags: Nature, Boeing Co., Movies, Farms, Computer Crime
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Largo gets new lease on life at the old Coronet
Special to The TimesJON BRION'S last night at Largo was epic. The singer-songwriter's free-for-all Fridays at the tiny Fairfax Avenue nightclub had been drawing capacity crowds for more than a decade, but his May 2 show was historic: his final turn before owner Mark Flanagan...Tags: Paul Thomas Anderson, Bertolt Brecht, Aimee Mann, Elliott Smith, Movies
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