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87 Esther Williams Actress 71 Dustin Hoffman Actor 56 Robin Quivers Radio-TV personality 32 Drew Lachey Singer 27 Roger Federer Tennis playerTags: Esther Williams, Tennis, Roger Federer
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Happy Birthday!
Dino DeLaurentiis, producer, 89 Esther Williams, actress, 87 Dustin Hoffman, actor, 71 Deborah Norville, news anchor, 50 The Edge, guitarist (U2), 47 Kool Moe Dee, rapper, 46 Scott Stapp, singer, 35 Drew Lachey, singer (98 Degrees), 32 Countess...Tags: Esther Williams, Celebrity
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Woody Allen reflects on 'Vicky Christina Barcelona,' love and his life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHE ONLY place Woody Allen ever really wants to be is in his bed. "My spot on the bed is my spot in the world," he explains. It's where he watches baseball games, and reads, and where he writes, usually in the morning, because if he starts at night, he...Tags: Music Theater, Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Orson Welles, Movies
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'Tropic Thunder' brings issues about cinema and race back to the fore
Special to The TimesWHAT IS going on in the zeitgeist when an African American is poised to become president and Robert Downey Jr. is in blackface? In the new comedy " Tropic Thunder," Downey plays actor Kirk Lazarus, a Russell Crowe-ish Aussie who is cast as a black soldier...Tags: Robert Downey Sr., Will Smith, Star Wars, Denzel Washington, Movies
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On Aug. 8, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile. In 1876 Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph. In 1937 actor Dustin Hoffman was born in Los Angeles. In 1942 six convicted Nazi...Tags: George Bush, Harry S Truman, Barack Obama, Crimes, Maryland
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Sometimes satire's as subtle as a thunderstorm
The movie " Tropic Thunder" spreads insult and caricature like napalm across our social sensibilities. It puts an actor in blackface and portrays a Jewish producer as an amoral money grubber. But it's the repeated use of the word "retard"—the "R-...Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Barack Obama, Philosophy, Movies, Robert Downey Jr.
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Film critics stand firm against 'Tropic Thunder' protests by advocates for the disabled
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's one of "Tropic Thunder's" most talked-about scenes and perhaps its most politically incorrect. In the new R-rated comedy, Oscar-winning actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) counsels flagging action star Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) on what it...Tags: Learning Disability, Demonstration, Movies, Robert Downey Jr., Celebrity
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Heath Ledger in 'Dark Knight': Bravo!
Times Theater CriticGreat actors, even those who have been blessed with longevity, often bear a tragic mark. It's not just the ups and downs of stardom that can make for a cruel career. Rough inner seas are typically the very reason someone seeks to be among what William...Tags: Vivien Leigh, William Inge, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Television
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Liz Smith: Begging for a run of 'The Walker'
People who marry for money have the hardest job. You don't get the money. You just get to look at it!" This is a line from Paul Schrader's 2007 movie The Walker. It's uttered by, none other than, the living legend Lauren Bacall. This movie played a lot of...Tags: Crimes, Estelle Parsons, Steven Spielberg, Project Runway, Movies
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Film and politics mix at Warren Beatty tribute
The American Film Institute gave Warren Beatty its annual lifetime achievement award on Thursday, celebrating a roughly 50-year career in which the actor has won an Oscar and played active role in U.S. politics.
Beatty, 71, began his career on...Tags: Annette Bening, Government, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty
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Warren Beatty receives AFI Life Achievement Award
No one makes a speech like Warren Beatty. He was in prime form Thursday night when he accepted the 36th annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award at the Kodak Theatre where he managed to be simultaneously focused and scattered, funny and...Tags: James Cagney, James Stewart, Jack Nicholson, Pras, Movies
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The whole family will get a kick out of 'Kung Fu Panda'
Orlando SentinelPo is a panda who dreams of being a great martial artist, if only he could break free of his dad's noodle shop. He can take a licking, sure. But he'd rather be licking a noodle bowl, dipping into the dim sum. He's into Kung Fu, but he's even more into...Tags: Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Movies, Ian McShane, Tribune Co.
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