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Juilliard School honorees include Daniel Day-Lewis, Dawn Upshaw
Daniel Day-Lewis will soon have a new role to obsessively inhabit -- recipient of an honorary doctoral degree from the Juilliard School in New York. The arts school said it also would bestow commencement honors this year on opera singer Dawn Upshaw,...
Tags: Nancy Wilson, Celebrities, Eli Broad, Entertainment, Daniel Day-Lewis
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The story of the Oscars
While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...
Tags: John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Entertainment Events, Irene Dunne, Sidney Lumet
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A reflection on the merits of the historical novel vs. the historical film
Although there will presumably be no hoop skirts or beaver-skin top hats on the red carpet, this year's Academy Awards are putting a spotlight on American history. I've spent years studying, writing and teaching about the fight to end slavery, so I was...
Tags: The New York Times, Slavery, Literature, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Events
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Commentary: Sorry, but 'Argo' shouldn't win best picture Oscar
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of "Argo." I've seen it twice, enjoyed it mightily both times, and put it on my 10-best list, where it belongs. I called it "a smart, complex and engaging film that crackles with energy and purpose," and I stand by those...Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Amour (movie), Entertainment Events, Elizabeth Taylor, Kevin Costner
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Oscar predictions: Vegas lays odds, and the best bet goes to ...
Are you feeling certain, like most, that Daniel Day-Lewis is going to win the lead actor Oscar on Sunday for his title turn in "Lincoln"? If you want to put some money behind that belief, you can, but, given his sure-shot status, you'd better be...Tags: Jeff Bridges, Amour (movie), Entertainment Events, Django Unchained (movie), Argo (movie)
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Maryland Symphony Orchestra: 'A Night at the Movies with the Music of John Williams'
katec@herald-mail.comSo picture this: You go to the movies and there is no soundtrack accompanying the film. No music to set the scenes, to enhance the moods, to heighten the suspense. Do you think the impact would be the same as if there were a musical score to guide you...Tags: John Williams, Entertainment Events, War Horse (movie), Education, Kennedy Center Honors
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt seeks submissions to new collaborative TV show
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt turned to YouTube to announce a new type of television variety show -- one that draws from a group of online collaborators. Levitt wants to take this same style of creative collaboration he has cultivated online and, through...
Tags: The Help (movie), Movies, Sundance Film Festival, Book, Music Industry
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On Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31
Channel Guide MagazineOn Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31: Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance in the award-winning Lincoln is outstanding, but Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones shouldn’t be overlooked in their roles. This week also brings Killing The Softly with Brad... -
New releases: 'On the Road' seeks a style both poetic, realistic
On the Road Available on VOD beginning Monday Director Walter Salles, screenwriter José Rivera and producer Francis Ford Coppola have given themselves the almost-impossible task of adapting Jack Kerouac's beloved Beat Generation novel "On the Road," a...
Tags: Walter Salles, Room 237 (movie), Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, The Shining (movie)
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Lincoln outdoes itself on Blu-Ray
Director Steven Spielberg sets aside car chases and explosions for a star-studded historical masterpiece in Lincoln. This work of art demonstrates how Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) was arguably the best president the United States ever had, and serves as a...Tags: Sally Field, Abraham Lincoln, Movies, U.S. House of Representatives, Steven Spielberg
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DreamWorks renews movie output deal with Showtime
Premium channel Showtime will keep its pipeline of DreamWorks Studios' films flowing for five more years. Showtime Networks, a division of CBS Corp., and Walt Disney Studios, which handles theatrical distribution for Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider's...
Tags: The Help (movie), Meg James, War Horse (movie), Movies, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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Oscars 2013: An 'Argo' night at Academy Awards
For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself. "Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help engineer the rescue of six Americans from Iran — won the top prize at the 85th Academy Awards, one year after the...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Entertainment Events, Django Unchained (movie), Bankruptcy, Steven Spielberg
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