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Steely Marion Cotillard shines in the gripping tale 'The Immigrant,' alongside Joaquin Phoenix
Associated PressCANNES, France (AP) — Academy award-winner Marion Cotillard gave her all and even learned another language to play a Polish woman struggling with the realities of 1920s New York in James Gray's terse offering, "The Immigrant." The gritty drama,...Tags: Joaquin Phoenix, The Godfather: Part II (movie), Darius Khondji, Immigration, Cannes Film Festival
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James Gray brings a film to Cannes five years after being booed
CANNES, France — For the better part of two decades, director James Gray has been making textured dramas about people, often immigrants and their children, who experience all manner of frustration and struggle. It prepared him well for the events of...Tags: Joaquin Phoenix, Alec Baldwin, Migration, Immigration, France
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Period dramas premiere on day 10 of Cannes film festival
Reuters* "The Immigrant," "Michael Kohlhaas" compete for Palme d'Or * Director James Gray says America needs immigrants * Danish star Mads Mikkelsen on quest for vengeance in film By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 24 (Reuters) - America's immigration debate...Tags: Joaquin Phoenix, Migration, Career and Workplace, Immigration, France
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Honoring our nation's diversity and immigration laws
As long as The Associated Press and various other media outlets are redefining how we can speak about people "living in or entering America illegally or without legal permission" ("illegal immigrants" now is verboten), we should finish the job: Stop...
Tags: Migration, Career and Workplace, Mexico, Labor Legislation, Human Interest
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Local philanthropist earns Ellis Island Medal of Honor
In just three years, Fort Lauderdale resident Noreen Salah Burpee has helped distribute $8 million to nonprofits, heading up a new foundation created from wealth earned by her immigrant family. On Saturday , her work was honored with the...
Tags: Boca Raton, Immigration, Human Interest, Fort Lauderdale, Awards and Prizes
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LETTER: Striving For The Dream
Every day, many people cross the U.S. border looking for exactly the same things that people at Ellis Island did more than a century ago: the American Dream. Some risk their lives. Some succeed; some will be driven to fail by painful obstacles, but...Tags: Migration, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Politics
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My Word: Give immigrants legal path out of shadows
Last month, the U.S. Senate's Gang of Eight introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act. This bill, to be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, offers a glimmer of hope and a path to...Tags: U.S. Senate, New Year's Day, Migration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System
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Letters to the Editor: Remembering veterans, freedom for gays, immigration
Remembering veterans President John F. Kennedy once said, "A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers." Our new veterans memorial demonstrates that, here in Central Florida, we...
Tags: Migration, Religion and Belief, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Lobbying
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Cannes 2013: Coen brothers, Alexander Payne bound for film festival
The Cannes Film Festival is making a statement at this year's gathering: We still really like Americans. The main competition will feature four directors from the U.S. -- Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”) Joel and Ethan Coen (“Inside Llewyn...Tags: Joaquin Phoenix, Alec Baldwin, Paramount Pictures, Immigration, The Master (movie)
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Brooklyn Festival samples the new classical music of the borough
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Composer and French horn player Matt Marks, 33, has just completed writing a vocal and orchestral work for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the biggest commission of his life, but this Sunday afternoon in March he's playing the ukulele...Tags: Fort Greene, Brooklyn (Windham, Connecticut), Music Industry, Concerts, Entertainment Events
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Immigration rally at Capitol as senators race to finish bill
WASHINGTON--The bipartisan group of senators pushing to finish a sweeping immigration bill met late Wednesday as thousands of advocates gathered outside the Capitol, many waving American flags, to lend urgency to the effort. The first draft of the...
Tags: Migration, Chuck Schumer, Immigration, Government, U.S. Congress
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L.A.'s walking dead
Mark the date, remember the day. On March 5, 2013, Los Angeles redefined apathy. A measly 16% of the city's registered voters — or perhaps around 20% once all the mail-in ballots are counted — turned out in an election with the following...
Tags: Local Elections, Television Industry, Elections, Jane Fonda, Starbucks Corp.
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