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Film Review: 'A Film Unfinished' and 'The Tillman Story'
Brand XIt is bizarre that two films dealing with governments spinning the truth for corrupt political gain reach Los Angeles screens the same day. It is depressing that the two governments involved are the Third Reich and our own. Continue reading after the... -
Movie projector: Five new movies open, but 'Expendables' may kick butt again
Company TownHollywood is releasing a family comedy, a romantic comedy, a teen-targeted spoof, a cheesy 3-D thriller, and an African American-targeted comedy this weekend. But instead of heading for the new releases, moviegoers may just stick with the same old action.... -
'Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman' by Jon Krakauer
Pat Tillman, unlikely football hero and unlikelier warrior, went to Afghanistan and got accidentally wasted by the men in his own Ranger platoon. It happens. Among the many shadows Jon Krakauer illuminates in his compelling and dispiriting book, "Where...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Crime, Law and Justice, National Security, Football, Terrorism
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Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Oct. 4, 2009
++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || Weeks on list || || 1. || The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $25.99) Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his symbology skills to find a missing Freemason in Washington, D.C. || 2 || || 2. || The Help by Kathryn...Tags: Dan Brown , Derek Fisher, Thomas Pynchon, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice
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Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Sept. 27, 2009
++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || Weeks on list || || 1. || The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined while changing a Mississippi town. || 16 || || 2. || A Gate at the Stairs by...Tags: Derek Fisher, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Television Industry, Football
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Police accused of profiling in Fein incident
Baltimore Sun reportersThe agent for a Baltimore Ravens rookie linebacker said his client was targeted by police at the Inner Harbor because he is black, a claim that has sparked debate over racial profiling as police step up enforcement there in the wake of a recent shooting....Tags: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Weather Reports, Sheila Dixon, New York Jets, Inner Harbor
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The Morning Fix: Ticketmaster and Live Nation newlyweds. Viacom and CBS, still broken up. A Simon-Simon-Tommy love triangle.
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before fishing out the umbrella ... again! Ticketmaster and Live Nation get DOJ green light. The Justice Department approved the controversial merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, a marriage that brings together the biggest... -
Weinstein Co. gets a 'Valentine' and nears deal for Pat Tillman documentary
Company TownWeinstein Co. had a busy Sundance. The production company has sealed a deal for "Blue Valentine," a dark drama about a failed marriage starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, and is near a deal for "The Tillman Story," a documentary...... -
Playing the symbols
Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.Clashing symbols are sweet music to cartoonists' ears. A twisted picture is worth a thousand twisted words. So George Tenet's silky Medal of Freedom was just waiting for Tom Toles to sling it around a sow's neck. And it was only a matter of time until the...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Symbols and Symbolism, Entertainment, Cartoons
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Message Received
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt is a day of barbecues and water-skiing, a day when our Fourth of July independence is medium rare and glassy smooth. That's why Pat Tillman went to Afghanistan. His life was nicely marinated and mostly free of ripples. His freedom was a given, his...Tags: CNN (tv network), U.S. Military, Defense, Family, Football
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The NFL's Tillman offense
Mary Tillman has a message for the National Football League: Help me find out what happened to my son. Inspired to serve his country after 9/11, Pat Tillman gave up a lucrative career with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army in May 2002. As a Ranger,...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Roger Goodell, John McCain, Defense, George W. Bush
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Unsung heroes
Iwasn't surprised when I heard that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates had nearly broken into tears talking about the life and death of Marine Maj. Douglas Zembiec. A lot of us who knew Zembiec felt the same way. I first met him in Fallouja in 2004 and...Tags: Robert Gates, Defense, George W. Bush, PBS (tv network), Entertainment
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