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Highs, lows — and a graceful exit
It's my final column of the year and, for that matter, the new millennium — not to mention of all time. Unless it isn't. I'm so confused. Anyhow, let's look at the highs and lows of 2012 — not that you have much choice if you're going to...
Tags: Jo Stafford, Hyde Park on Hudson (movie), The Avengers (movie, 2012), CBS Corp., Mad Men (tv program)
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Movie awards: Unusual joins usual
More cinema awards. The Los Angeles Film Critics Circle has a reputation for sometimes picking unusual choices. This year, the critics honored "Amour" (picture and female actor Emmanuelle Riva), "The Master" (director P.T. Anderson, actors Joaquin...
Tags: The Hour (tv program), CBS Corp., Mad Men (tv program), Romola Garai, Hugh Grant
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The independent film breakout stars of 2012
Independent filmmaking often acts as a farm team of sorts for Hollywood, a showcase for performers and filmmakers who go on to bigger, if not always necessarily better, things. The following is a look at some of the people — and some of the...Tags: Zoe Kazan, Parks and Recreation (tv program), Tobey Maguire, Jeff, Who Lives at Home (movie), Celebrities
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'Lincoln' scores a record-breaking 13 Critics' Choice nominations
Steven Spielberg's historical epic "Lincoln" earned a record-shattering 13 Broadcast Film Critics Assn.'s Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations Tuesday morning. Among its nods were best film, best director for Steven Spielberg, best actor for Daniel...
Tags: The Avengers (movie, 2012), Life of Pi (movie), Amy Adams, The Sessions (movie), Tommy Lee Jones
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David Chase: coming-of-age stories never get old
David Chase's new movie, "Not Fade Away," his first major work since concluding "The Sopranos," tells the story of a thoughtful teenage boy (John Magaro) growing up in New Jersey during the 1960s. Flat December light settles over the film's suburban...
Tags: James Gandolfini, Cameron Crowe, Woodstock Festival (1969), Film Festivals, Frank Sinatra
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'Zero Dark Thirty' named best 2012 film by National Board of Review
"Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, was named the best film of the year Wednesday by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. The movie, set to open in limited release Dec. 19, took home two other...
Tags: Celebrities, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Amour (movie), The King's Speech (movie), Hugo (movie)
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'Argo,' 'Beasts,' 'Lincoln' among Scripter Award nominees
The authors and screenwriters of "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Perks of Being a Wallflower" and "Silver Linings Playbook" have been nominated for the 25th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. Usually only five...Tags: Libraries, Helen Mirren, Dennis Rodman, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Life of Pi (movie)
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Tribes raise $9M for sacred SD land
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — After months of high-profile fundraising that drew celebrities' attention and dollars, a group of Native American tribes has raised $9 million to buy a piece of land in South Dakota's Black Hills that they consider sacred,...Tags: Celebrities, Music Industry, MTV (tv network), National Geographic Channel (tv network), Sean John Combs
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Oscar 8-Ball: Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi'
Is Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" poised to become this year's "Hugo," the CG-heavy movie that scores a host of crafts nominations on its way to a seat at the best picture table? Let's consult the Oscar 8-Ball, that magical portal into the minds and hearts and,...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, David O. Russell, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Life of Pi (movie), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie)
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Swedes make a mean cup of joe
Here's a tasty legacy from the visit I shared with some of my Swedish cousins a few weeks ago: Gevalia! It's a brand of coffee in Sweden, and it's good to the last drop. I had it when I was in Sweden two years ago and sort of forgot about it because I...
Tags: Sweden, Life of Pi (movie), Celebrities, Orlando Bloom, Homeland (tv program)
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The risks and rewards of 'auteur' filmmaking
Nicholas Jarecki was in trouble: He couldn't come up with the perfect line for Susan Sarandon to say to Richard Gere for a particular scene in "Arbitrage." He needed a catchphrase a business tycoon would have invented. But as a film writer and director...Tags: David Chase, David O. Russell, Celebrities, Michael Haneke, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie)
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Dec 27, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 13, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 3, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 26, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 5, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 30, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 21, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 29, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Nov 29, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 14, 2012
|Story| AP Member Choice Complete
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