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High court weighs policy against curse words on TV
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering whether government regulators may still police the airwaves for curse words and other coarse content at a time when so many Americans have unregulated cable television, and the Internet is awash...Tags: Punishment, Radio, Satellite Technology, Sonia Sotomayor, ABC (tv network)
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Tom Hanks lists Pacific Palisades villa at $5.2 million
Actor-producer-director Tom Hanks has listed a house for sale in Pacific Palisades for $5.225 million. The Spanish-style villa, built in 1929, features archways, frescoed ceilings, a library, a loggia, a sky-lit kitchen, a sun room, a beauty salon, four...Tags: Toy Story (movie), Frank Marshall, Entertainment Events, The Da Vinci Code (movie), Celebrities
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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: United Kingdom, Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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History of the movies journey worth taking
In recent weeks the nervous future of the movies, as a business and as an occasional, accidental art form, has been subjected to unusually heavy scrutiny and speculation online and in print. This comes after an Oscar-sanctified movie year in which...Tags: Entertainment, Hugo (movie), The Artist (movie), Music, Douglas Fairbanks
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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...
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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: Jurgen Prochnow, Das Boot (movie), Neal McDonough
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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: Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Ben Affleck, Movies, Steven Spielberg, Moonrise Kingdom (movie)
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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: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Slavery, Brian de Palma, Jonathan Demme, Zero Dark Thirty (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: Comedy (genre), CBS Corp., Long Island, Judd Apatow, Entourage (tv program)
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Pawnfellas reality TV show begins filming in Fort Lauderdale
Actors Tom Sizemore and Frank Vincent of "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Sopranos" fame, respectively, aren't too interested in your lawn mower. But that diamond ring or fur coat, they admitted, they want to know about. And they weren't joking....
Tags: Raging Bull (movie), Media Industry, Hillsboro Beach, Satellite and Cable Service, The Sopranos (tv program)
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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: Daniel Day-Lewis, Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson (movie), Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Quentin Tarantino
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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: Denzel Washington, Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Movies, Michael Haneke, Gold Standard Incorporated
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