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    Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Jefferson Mays' fractured personality

    While Jefferson Mays was performing in "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" in the fall of 2012 at Hartford Stage, he recalls, his wife kept overhearing variations on the same remark at intermission:
    While Jefferson Mays was performing in "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" in the fall of 2012 at Hartford Stage, he recalls, his wife kept overhearing variations on the same remark at intermission: "Isn't it wonderful how they got actors who all...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Murder, Celebrities, Halloween, Kind Hearts and Coronets (movie)

    2. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Stuart Freeborn dies at 98; 'Star Wars' makeup artist

    It was no accident that British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn resembled his most famous movie creation — Yoda, the wrinkled, ancient sage from the "Star Wars" films.
    It was no accident that British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn resembled his most famous movie creation — Yoda, the wrinkled, ancient sage from the "Star Wars" films. "I looked at myself in the mirror and decided that I was comic, with all these...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Superman (fictional character), Unrest, Conflicts and War, 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie)

    3. Jan 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. All along, a force was with Alec Guinness

    For millions of young "Star Wars" fans, and some not so young, Alec Guinness is the man who played Obi-Wan Kenobi. And that is that. For all they know Guinness only did this in his life: expound on the glories of The Force and get Mark Hamill up to speed with a light saber.
    For millions of young "Star Wars" fans, and some not so young, Alec Guinness is the man who played Obi-Wan Kenobi. And that is that. For all they know Guinness only did this in his life: expound on the glories of The Force and get Mark Hamill up to...

    Tags: Entertainment, Star Wars (movie), Mark Hamill, David Lean, John Gielgud

    4. Nov 16, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  4. Best Movie Military Leaders

    Blogging with Bill White
    Ever responsive to the week's headlines, I thought it would be appropriate today to offer a tribute to Gen. David Petraeus by listing the 10 Best Movie Military Leaders. This is an interesting collection, at least to me. This is......
    5. Oct 7, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Mulitple Murders, For A Song, At Hartford Stage

    How do you make a serial killer likable?
    The Hartford Courant
    How do you make a serial killer likable? One way is by having him sing, which is what the leading character does in the premiere of the “drop dead” musical comedy, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” which begins...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Long Wharf Theatre, Comedy (genre), Romance (genre), Murder

    6. Sep 28, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. 'Paranormal Paparazzi' to premiere today on Travel Channel

    TV Watchers
    Aaron Sagers has traveled the globe to hunt for ghosts, search for aliens and investigate curses. Now, he’s the host and co-executive producer of “Paranormal Paparazzi,” an entertainment news show premiering Sept. 28 on the Travel...
    7. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| Zap2It

  7. 'Pink Panther' actor Herbert Lom dies at 95

    Herbert Lom, the Czechoslovakian-born actor who starred as Inspector Clouseau's boss Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies, has died at the age of 95, reports the AP.
    Herbert Lom, the Czechoslovakian-born actor who starred as Inspector Clouseau's boss Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies, has died at the age of 95, reports the AP. Lom's son Alec says the actor, born Herbert Charles Angelo...

    Tags: Celebrities, Kirk Douglas, Peter Sellers, Charlton Heston

    8. May 3, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 'Timon' of a galaxy far, far away ...

    In Chicago Shakespeare Theater's new rethinking of Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens," the venerable London stage actor Ian McDiarmid plays Timon, "a psychological mess," the actor says, "a British lord in America, rich from birth and generous with money,...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, George Lucas, London Theatre, Celebrities

    9. Mar 13, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  9. New Musical, Shakespeare, Ibsen Highlight Tresnjak's First Season at Hartford Stage

    Hartford Stage’s upcoming 49th season — and its first chosen by its new artistic director Darko Tresnjak — will begin  a new Shakespearean tradition, present an Ibsen classic, feature an overlooked Beth Henley play and premiere two shows: a chamber musical and a new play with music.
    Hartford Stage’s upcoming 49th season — and its first chosen by its new artistic director Darko Tresnjak — will begin  a new Shakespearean tradition, present an Ibsen classic, feature an overlooked Beth Henley play and premiere two...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Manhattan (New York City), Long Wharf Theatre, Concerts, Murder

    10. Feb 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Spy Work

    LA Times Magazine
    For Gary Oldman, a long-deserved Oscar nomination is nice, but it’s really all about the work...
    11. Jan 6, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  11. Film review: John le Carre's 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' is hard to follow

    Many people consider the 1979 miniseries made from John le Carre's “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” to be the best adaptation of his work. Alec Guinness' George Smiley in that version (and later reprised in a second miniseries) has been remembered most fondly of all the actors (including Rupert Davies, James Mason and Denholm Elliott) who have taken on the character. So why is it being remade now for the big screen?
    Many people consider the 1979 miniseries made from John le Carre's “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” to be the best adaptation of his work. Alec Guinness' George Smiley in that version (and later reprised in a second miniseries) has been...

    Tags: Toby Jones, Entertainment, Let the Right One In (movie), Politics, Espionage and Intelligence

    12. Dec 23, 2011 |Story| WDCW-LTV

  12. NewsPlus: Willie Waffle interviews Gary Oldman

    By Willie Waffle on December 18, 2011 10:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)I had a chance to sit down with Gary Oldman and director Tomas Alfredson to talk about their new movie, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.  We talk about the movie, the challenge of...

    Tags: Sid Vicious, Gary Oldman

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