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'Days of Glory'
Times Staff WriterThis has been an exceptional year for the unexpected World War II film, for motion pictures that combine the traditional satisfactions of combat movies with the bracing bite of contemporary relevance. In addition to the Clint Eastwood diptych of "Flags...Tags: Clint Eastwood, France, Movies, Entertainment, Africa
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'Caché'
Times Staff WriterMichael Haneke's "Caché" (Hidden) is a psychological suspense drama of the utmost rigor and originality that raises universal issues of individual responsibility of the citizens of world powers for evils past and present wreaked upon Third World...Tags: Children, Juliette Binoche, France, Paris (France), Television
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What makes Harvey Weinstein run?
Harvey Weinstein is credited with changing Oscar campaigns forever with an aggressive marketing style that raised the financial stakes while opening up the competition for independents.
For the past year, he and his brother, Bob, have been running the...Tags: Academy Awards, Television, Walt Disney, Anthony Minghella, Harvey Weinstein
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'Labyrinth' Makes Foreign Oscar Shortlist
Zap2It.comOut of 61 submissions, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has narrowed the foreign language Oscar field down to nine. Leading the way for potential Oscar nomination glory are Spanish-language frontrunners "Volver" from Spain and "Pan's...Tags: Academy Awards, France, Clint Eastwood, Denmark, World War II (1939-1945)
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International acclaim
When Guillermo del Toro arrived in Hollywood in the '90s, the Mexican filmmaker was showered with scripts about "bullfighters and mariachis." He remembers being "puzzled" by Hollywood's behavior. As he put it, "Would you give David Cronenberg a screenplay...Tags: Film Festivals, CNN (tv network), Comedy (genre), Islam, Awards and Prizes
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Academy reaches around the globe
Times Staff WritersMost days, everyone in Hollywood assumes that the world revolves around them. But as the nominations for the Academy Awards proved, show business is now revolving around the world. In saluting movies that were often made outside the nation's borders...Tags: London (England), Clint Eastwood, Will Smith, Awards and Prizes, United Kingdom
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Oscar thinks global
Most days, everyone in Hollywood assumes that the world revolves around them. But as the nominations for the Academy Awards proved, show business is now revolving around the world.
In saluting movies that were often made outside the nation's borders...Tags: London (England), Clint Eastwood, Will Smith, Awards and Prizes, United Kingdom
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'Departed,' 'Babel' top Oscar noms
By Susan King, Times Staff Writer"Babel," "The Departed," "Letters from Iwo Jima," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Queen" were nominated Tuesday morning for best picture of 2006 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Though shut out in this and other marquee categories, the...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Abigail Breslin, Todd Field, Peter O'Toole, Cate Blanchett
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Foes `on their heels,' U.S. says
Chicago Tribune staff reporteraFour weeks into the bombing of Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday that the attacks had weakened the Taliban's hold on the country and the U.S. is making "measurable progress" in the war on terrorism. "The Taliban is not...Tags: Pakistan, United Kingdom, Holidays, U.S. Department of State, NBC (tv network)
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Mosque denies link as terror incubator
Tribune foreign correspondentOn Friday afternoons, green plastic prayer rugs stretch for a city block along the sidewalk of Milan's Viale Eduardo Jenner. This is for the overflow of the faithful from the Islamic Cultural Institute, a converted garage that the U.S. government...Tags: Pakistan, Interior Policy, Emergency Incidents, Justice System, New York
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A hotel's life
Special to The TimesOf course it's true that you can't go home again. But there are times when you can't even go on vacation again. I had a pretty good idea what to expect when I checked into the Libertel Hotel Bellechasse in Paris' trendy 7th arrondissement, just around...Tags: Hawaii, Clubs and Associations, France, Television, CNN (tv network)
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Salut Cousin!
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday June 13, 1997 "Salut Cousin!" is the timeless story of the naive stranger coming to the big city, and Franco-Algerian filmmaker Merzak Allouache brings to it a freshness, vitality and beguiling rueful humor. The film is too long by 10...Tags: Gad Elmaleh, Movies, Entertainment, Los Angeles, Casablanca (movie)
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