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Christopher Nolan's 'Knight' vision
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHE BRITISH filmmaker Christopher Nolan has the mien of a passionate literature professor (passionate, that is, in the British sense of the term) and, last December, he spoke about the young actor Heath Ledger as if he were the most fascinating manuscript...Tags: Morgan Freeman, Crimes, Michael Caine, Katie Holmes, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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History, Including This Newspaper's, Is Messy
History is messy. John Adams thought the 2nd of July was going to be America's big day. That's when the Congress took its cross-the-Rubicon independence vote. July 3 was sticky too, as the Congress went over the wording of the Declaration. That's when...Tags: Anglican, Chloe Sevigny, Franklin (New London, Connecticut), Frederick Douglass, George Bush
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FOR FAMILIES: A guide for parents to recently released films
Tribune newspapersNEW THIS WEEK 'Hancock' Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language. What it's about: A drunken superhero with a terrible attitude has his image burnished by a do-gooder public relations guy and finds himself...Tags: Ted Williams, Crimes, Game Playing, Pixar, Roger Moore
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CAA, UTA, WMA, ICM, Endeavor, others in a talent agency battle royale
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHOLLYWOOD IS all about bragging rights: who has the biggest box-office returns, the largest market share, the most Oscar nominations. Talent agents love the glory as much as anyone but generally prefer to keep the spotlight on their clients. So we've...Tags: Morgan Freeman, David Duchovny, Christina Ricci, Colin Firth, Dennis Dugan
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James McAvoy's life as a Wanted man
Los Angeles Daily NewsWanted is the latest action movie based on a comic book you've probably never heard of. An R-rated extravaganza of insane special effects that defy physical reality, it could be described as Fight Club meets The Matrix. In typical comic-book fashion,...Tags: Tobey Maguire, Los Angeles, Angelina Jolie, Movies, Celebrity
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New on Video
Zap2It.comBy Jay Bobbin, Zap2it.com ++++++++++++++++++++ || || || || "VANTAGE POINT": The formula of the Japanese classic "Rashomon" gets a very contemporary spin in director Pete Travis' melodrama, which looks at the same event from various characters'...Tags: Samuel L Jackson, John Sayles, Mary-Louise Parker, John Travolta, Roland Emmerich
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In 'Hancock,' we need a superhero who can battle villains and straighten out the economy
Los Angeles TimesSo far this summer, I've had my brain pummeled by Robert Downey Jr. flying around in a techno-suit, Adam Sandler as an invincible (and priapic) former Mossad agent, Steve Carell as a nerdy indestructible super spy, Harrison Ford as a Teflon 60-year-old...Tags: Wesleyan University, George Reeves, Harrison Ford, Frank Miller, Jason Bateman
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MOVIES
coming attraction MOVIE "The Rocker" THE LOWDOWN Opens July 30. Rainn Wilson ("The Office") stars as a has-been drummer who gets a chance at stardom with his nephew's band. Proof that nostalgia for 1980s music and fashion didn't die with "The Wedding...Tags: Music Theater, Ben Stiller, Long Island, Mike Myers, Jack Black
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FOR FAMILIES: A guide for parents to recently released films
Tribune newspapersNEW THIS WEEK 'WALL-E' Rating: G. What it's about: A lonely robot trash compactor, left behind to clean up the mess humans have made of Earth, falls in love with a probe robot who that comes to see if signs of life have returned to the planet. The Kid...Tags: Ted Williams, Roger Moore, Angelina Jolie, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Alba
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Meaningful Talk About Skanky Gossip
The Hartford CourantThe public is fascinated by Britney's meltdown, Lindsay's drinking and drug arrests, Amy's drug use. Should that make us uncomfortable? Do the media and the public like giving women a hard time? Dozens of academics met last week in England to discuss...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Britney Spears, Crimes, Amy Winehouse, Health and Safety at School
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