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‘Bubba Ho-Tep’ revival: Bruce Campbell’s Elvis back in theaters
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comChances are you missed the chance to see Don Coscarelli's “Bubba Ho-Tep” when it opened in theaters in 2002; most ...... -
Savage Love: Double-Crossed
A friend of mine on the opposite coast is a crossdresser considering transitioning. He came out to a female friend he had known for a long time but hadn't seen in a while, and she told her that she wanted her to come to her house fully dressed for some...
Tags: Jeanne Phillips, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Chicago Sun-Times, Ann Landers, Advice Columns and Columnists
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Larry Hagman dies at 81; TV's J.R. Ewing
Los Angeles TimesFervor for the television show “Dallas” was intense in 1980, when the Queen Mother met actor Larry Hagman and joined the worldwide chorus asking: “Who shot J.R.?” “Not even for you, ma’am,” replied Hagman, who...Tags: Theater, Robin Hood, Liver Transplants, NBC (tv network), Barbara Eden
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PASSINGS: Roland Moritz, David A. Braun, Laurie Gottlieb
Roland Moritz Longtime L.A. Philharmonic flutist Roland Moritz, 86, who played flute for the Los Angeles Philharmonic for more than 40 years and for a time shared the concert stage with his father, Frederick Moritz, the Philharmonic's longtime...
Tags: Justice System, Heart Failure, Stroke, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Music Industry
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'Dear Abby' advice columnist Pauline Phillips dies at 94
L.A. NOWPauline Friedman Phillips, who as Abigail Van Buren -- "Dear Abby" — for more than 40 years dispensed advice to newspaper readers worldwide on everything from snoring spouses to living wills, has died. She was 94.... -
Letters: Memories of the Holocaust
Re "Youngest on Schindler's list," Obituary, Jan. 14 It is sad to learn of Leon Leyson's passing. He was a true mensch, a generously giving man. For the last 15 years or so, except this last one, Leyson spoke to students in my Cal State Fullerton...Tags: Human Interest, The Holocaust (1934-1945), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, California State University, Fullerton
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Jerry Buss dies at 80; Lakers owner brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
When Jerry Buss bought the Lakers in 1979, he wanted to build a championship team. He also wanted to put on a show. The new owner gave courtside seats to movie stars. He hired pretty women to dance during timeouts. He spent freely on big stars and...
Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Detroit Pistons, Donald Sterling, Vlade Divac, Magic Johnson
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'John Dies at the End' fails the cult test ★ 1/2
"John Dies at the End" dies closer to the beginning, before writer-director Don Coscarelli's adaptation of the book of the same name has reached minute 20. Some films have just one thing on their cine-minds: to become the next midnight-movie cult item,...
Tags: Chinese Restaurants, Paul Giamatti, John Dies at the End (movie), Don Coscarelli, Movies
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Frank Pooler dies at 86; choral director mentored the Carpenters
Frank Pooler, a longtime choral director at Cal State Long Beach who is credited with helping the 1970s pop group the Carpenters develop their signature sound, has died. He was 86. Pooler died Jan. 19 in his Los Alamitos home after a short battle with...
Tags: California State University, Long Beach, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Karen Carpenter, Music
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Pham Duy dies at 91; Vietnam's most prolific songwriter
Pham Duy, Vietnam's most prolific songwriter, who captured the strength of his people through years of turbulence and composed dozens of tunes after settling in California, died Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 91. His death was confirmed by his...Tags: Music Industry, YouTube, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Music, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Barnaby Conrad Jr. dies at 90; bullfighter, artist, saloonkeeper founded Santa Barbara Writers Conference
When Barnaby Conrad was nearly killed in a 1958 bullfight, his celebrity pals were buzzing about it at Sardi's in New York. "Did you hear about poor Barnaby?" Eva Gabor asked Noel Coward in her thick Hungarian accent. "He was terribly gored in Spain."...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, William Randolph Hearst, Dining and Drinking, Frank Sinatra, Eva Gabor
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Petro Vlahos dies at 96; advanced blue-screen technology for film
In the 1950s, special-effects pioneer Petro Vlahos laid the groundwork that made a modern movie genre possible — the blockbuster. He did it by vastly improving a composite-image process commonly known as the "blue-screen effect" for the 1959 epic...
Tags: Ceremonies, Research, Academy Awards, Awards and Prizes, Star Wars (movie)
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