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Maryland Film Festival-Hagerstown planned for October
The first Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown has selected 51 films from 19 countries to screen at the 2011 film festival. The Maryland International Film Festival Hagerstown (MDIFF) is scheduled to run Thursday, Oct. 13, to Sunday, Oct. 16....Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Movies, Joe Carnahan, Festive Events
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Answers about Benghazi do make a difference
The last week, highlighted by Benghazi testimony, has apparently resulted in various media members coming out of their comas. Some doubt has actually been expressed about Jay Carney's truthfulness, particularly on Benghazi. Hopefully some in this audience...Tags: Jay Carney, Benghazi, Barack Obama, Whitehall, Hillary Clinton
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'Cinco de Mayo' film, timely history lesson
In Rafa Lara's film "Cinco de Mayo: The Battle," calendar dates are superimposed over the action counting down to May 5 — the day in 1862 when a ragtag Mexican army defeated France in the fight for independence. It may not be the only countdown...
Tags: Movies, Cinco de Mayo, Arts and Culture, Mexico, Holidays
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Authentic portrayal of wartime Britain has power all its own
When playwright Terence Rattigan's beautiful and long-neglected "Flare Path" was first performed in London in 1942, Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" was all the rage. To many Americans, Coward and his snippy pals still represent the English stiff upper lip...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, United Kingdom, Celebrities, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Company of Heroes'
Based on a popular video game, this military adventure sends a group of soldiers into the thick of the Battle of the Bulge. They try to derail a Nazi plot to develop an atomic-fueled weapon, having to overcome their own differences during the attempt....
Tags: Neal McDonough, Das Boot (movie), Jurgen Prochnow
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Oscars 2013: 'Argo' generates most heat, but can 'Lincoln' catch it?
With the Oscars finally upon us Sunday, it's do-or-die for the movies ranked in the L.A. Times Data Desk's HeatMeter, which tallies points at events throughout the season to gauge the overall traction of people and films. With Ben Affleck's "Argo"...
Tags: Ben Affleck, Voting, Les Miserables (musical), Entertainment Events, Golden Globe Awards
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Critic's Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped
I abhor violence. As a rookie police reporter years ago I saw the damage guns, knives, broken bottles, metal pipes, hands — humans — can inflict. From the terrifyingly premeditated to the unfortunately accidental, those images still have the...
Tags: Brian de Palma, Michael Douglas, Woody Harrelson, Kill Bill (movie), The Dark Knight Rises (movie)
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Playing the Oscar game
It's time to play one of our favorite yearly games at Times Community News: Can You Outguess the Features Editor? And no, that's not a rhetorical question. You probably can. Last year, incurable Oscar junkie that I am, I challenged readers to beat my...
Tags: Ben Affleck, David O. Russell, Bridesmaids (movie), Les Miserables (movie), Human Interest
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Oscar nominations 2013: Who are the favorites to win?
"Lincoln" leads the field. Will its momentum carry through to Oscar wins? Here are the newly revised Gold Standard odds for the post-Ben Affleck/Kathryn Bigelow landscape. PICTURE "Lincoln," 10-9. Nominee kingpin, with nods in all the right...Tags: David O. Russell, Voting, Les Miserables (musical), Human Interest, The Sessions (movie)
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Spielberg, Affleck and Bigelow among DGA award nominees
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Four former winners and one newcomer were nominated for the 65th annual Directors Guild of America Award for directorial achievement in feature film for 2012. Steven Spielberg, 66, earned his 11th DGA nomination for "Lincoln," the acclaimed epic about...Tags: Ben Affleck, Victor Hugo, David O. Russell, Les Miserables (musical), The Pianist (movie)
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Cinematographers cross into new visual territories
With nine Oscar nominations and more than 60 movies under his belt, Roger Deakins thought he had seen it all. But even the 63-year-old cinematographer, who directed this year's James Bond blockbuster, "Skyfall," was surprised when he learned of a new...
Tags: Skyfall (movie), Jurassic Park (movie), Life of Pi (movie), Entertainment, Fight Club (movie)
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Edward Burns returns to his roots
About halfway through writing the script for "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas" (which opens at the Wilmette Theatre next week), Edward Burns says he found himself at a crossroad. "Do I want to make the big, crazy, funny, holly-jolly Christmas Irish family...
Tags: Blue Bloods (tv program), Religious Festivals, Comedy (genre), Arts and Culture, Die Hard (movie)
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