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Heath Ledger's Joker generating Oscars buzz
The Associated PressJack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. Ledger's performance in the Batman tale "The...Tags: Spencer Tracy, MySpace, Culture, Movies, Cinema Industry
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No ordinary villain: Heath Ledger creates iconic joker worthy of Oscar
Of The Associated PressJack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,'' the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. Ledger's performance in the Batman tale ''The...Tags: Spencer Tracy, MySpace, Culture, Movies, Cinema Industry
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'Shark Swarm' on Hallmark Channel
Times Television CriticEvery once in a while, a bit of television comes along that is just so terrible it must be viewed by large numbers of people, preferably those over the drinking age. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you "Shark Swarm," a two-part, three-hour Hallmark Channel...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Movies, Health and Safety at School, Daryl Hannah, TiVo Inc.
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Almost a Play, Waste of an Evening
STAFF WRITERAlmost an Evening – The New Century – We advise you to avoid any play that is merely a collection of short sketches by a single playwright. It usually serves the playwright's temptation to combine unrelated stuff and declare it a finished product....Tags: Personal Service, Theater, Ethan Coen, Movies, Cinema Industry
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McKellen wrestles with 'Lear' and 'Seagull'
amNewYork Theater CriticKing Lear is a popular guy. The list of actors that have recently played the tragedian is impressively long: Kevin Kline, Christopher Plummer, Andre de Shields, F. Murray Abraham, Alvin Epstein and Hal Holbrook. But 'Lear' being one of Shakespeare's...Tags: Theater, William Shakespeare, Culture, Kevin Kline, Lincoln Center
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"Peter and Jerry' revisits 'Zoo Story'
3 Stars Edward Albee's "Peter and Jerry" is a show 50 years in the making. It combines "The Zoo Story," which is not only one of Albee's best plays, but the most compelling one-act in any dramatic literature textbook, and an all-new prequel that takes...Tags: Theater, Greenwich Village, Edward Albee, Bill Pullman, Tyne Daly
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Career crisis after Oscar?
When he won the Oscar for best actor in "The Pianist," Adrien Brody planted a passionate kiss on the lips of Halle Berry that seemed to shock everyone -- including Berry. It's been over four years now and the movie world is still waiting for Brody to find...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Helen Hunt, Movies, Culture, Cinema Industry
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Summer Theater
amNewYork Theater CriticBroadway and off-Broadway stages will host returning favorite stars (including two Kevins -- Spacey and Kline), TV actors turning to the theater, and -- of course! -- an adaptation of a popular film, Legally Blonde. The Jew of Malta/The Merchant of...Tags: Al Hirschfeld, Music, Movies, Eric Bogosian, American Airlines, Inc.
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Aced the screen test
Special to The TimesWHEN a hit play is made into a film, the cast is invariably switched out for more famous film counterparts. Thus Mary Louise Parker is traded for Gwyneth Paltrow ("Proof") or Meg Ryan ("Prelude to a Kiss"), Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham for Michelle...Tags: Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michelle Pfeiffer, Colleges and Universities, Celebrity
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Screen stars take to the boards
Special to The TimesIF all your world is a stage, head to England next year — between February and June, the star-studded lineup will rock you. The scions of the England's acting world will take over historic theaters in London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Among the...Tags: Theater, William Shakespeare, Movies, Ian McKellen, Film Festivals
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