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Oscar contest winner's guesses were picture perfect
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comBy all accounts, Amanda Hann was having a bad Monday. She had broken her toe. But before 5 p.m., Hann’s day was looking up because she was $100 richer thanks to her perfect score entry in The Herald-Mail Oscar Picks contest. Of the 106...Tags: Ang Lee, Science Fiction (Movie Genre), Academy Awards, Skyfall (movie), Celebrities
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To Mendez, unknowns we say thanks
For nearly two decades, Tony Mendez said nothing about his creative role in freeing six American diplomats from the death trap of revolutionary Iran. Mendez had been working as a tool designer for Martin Marietta in the 1960s, when he answered a...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Movies, The Herald-Mail, Entertainment
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The Internet shows some weekend love for actors, dancers, politicians
Jacoby Jones will get an even wider repertoire of moves, Kristin Stewart has recapped the role of the clumsy mumbler, and tweeps dislike Seth MacFarlane. Welcome to your post-weekend online trends report for Feb 25. Ravens wide receiver Jones will be a...Tags: Ang Lee, Skyfall (movie), Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lawrence, Football
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Heatmeter: Day-Lewis, 'Argo' and Weinstein Co. top final rankings
Sure, “Argo” walked away with the big kahuna Sunday night at the Oscars. But in a year of anomalies, it’s fitting that the director and producer of the best-picture winner is not the leader in the final Heatmeter rankings for top 2012-13...
Tags: Academy Awards, Jennifer Lawrence, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Ben Affleck, Daniel Day-Lewis
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Gridlock, Tehran-style
With the United States locked in confrontation with Iran, was it good or bad for diplomacy that "Argo," a movie about U.S. spies getting the best of the Iranians, won this year's Academy Award for best picture? Depends on whom you ask. To Iran's...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Movies, Media Industry, Politics, Television Networks
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Oscars 2013: A box-office milestone for best picture nominees
Although "Argo" took home the Oscar for best picture, it fell short against several of its competitors in another category: the domestic box office. The thriller from Warner Bros. has grossed $129.8 million through Sunday, according to Hollywood.com,...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Avatar (movie), Movies, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Les Miserables (musical)
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Other venues: 'Forrest Gump,' 'The Terminator' and 'The Man Who Wasn't There'
BACinema Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 111th St. 773-445-3838 beverlyartcenter.org *"The Waiting Room" (U.S.; Peter Nicks, 2012) Shot over five months in an Oakland public hospital, "The Waiting Room" explores the state of medical care for the nation's...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Billy Bob Thornton, Wars and Interventions, Movies, Joel Coen
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Could 'Jack the Giant Slayer' be 2013's first big-budget bomb?
Fee-fi-fo-fum — Hollywood smells the blood of a box office bum. Bryan Singer's nearly $200-million production of "Jack the Giant Slayer" is set to debut with a disappointing $25 million this weekend, according to those who have seen pre-release...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Movies, Oz the Great and Powerful (movie), Jack the Giant Slayer (movie), CBS Corp.
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Readers share ratings, quibbles
The awards season has run its course. It's always a relief to see it in the rearview mirror. Even the winners feel that way. Many of the award-winners qualifying for very goodness and even greatness fed an ongoing debate about historical fiction on...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Fiction, Movies, Charles Bronson, Art Institute of Chicago
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Oscars: Music, Seth MacFarlane lift show up where it belongs
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe 85th annual Oscars clocked in at 3 hours 35 minutes. They could have been a slog, except that Oscar producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are showmen who love the movies. That affection transformed this music-themed telecast into the most... -
Reel Critics: A rugged and inspiring 'Trail'
I was privileged to attend the private screening of a captivating new documentary. Catherine Jayasuriya is a very sharp local mom on a major mission. She is the driving force behind "Dusty's Trail," which is vying for a spot in the Newport Beach Film...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy, Movies, Game Playing, Elections, Chess Playing
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Miller: No clear winner in Oscar contest
For some in Newport-Mesa, the 85th annual Academy Awards telecast may have prompted a three-word response: "Oh, hey, guys." Within minutes of the show's beginning, William Shatner, who recently brought his one-man show to the Segerstrom Center for the...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Ang Lee, William Shatner, World War II (1939-1945)
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