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Burb's Eye View: They're planting the seeds of imagination
At the end of “Return of the Jedi,” the light saber duel ends badly for Darth Vader when his own son slices his hand off. The appendage, still gripping Vader's weapon, tumbles freely through the Death Star's bowels, onward through the space...
Tags: Rick Baker, Stranger Than Fiction, Dennis Muren, John Landis, Entertainment Events
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On Location: Oscar contender 'The Artist' gives shout-out to L.A.
As a front-runner to win top honors in the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, “The Artist” is a rarity. Not only is it in black and white, almost entirely silent and a French director's take on old Hollywood, it is the only movie among the nine...Tags: Michel Hazanavicius , Human Interest, Artists, Awards and Prizes, Movies
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Elizabeth Taylor remembered by celebrity friends at private service in Burbank
Some 400 people, including many famous friends, gathered in a theater at the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank to remember the illustrious life and career of Elizabeth Taylor.
Actors Colin Farrell and Michael Caine and singer Elton John joined family...Tags: Entertainment, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie), Michael Caine, Movies, The Hollywood Reporter
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A sartorial stroll for support
The Foothill Civitan Club of Burbank staged its 29th annual fashion show luncheon fundraiser under the theme “Strolling Down the Avenue” on May 7 in the Starlight Room at the Castaway Restaurant. Welcomed by the organization’s...Tags: The Salvation Army, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Entertainment, Jack McGee, California
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Temple Emanu El honors Couple of the Year
From the dawn of each year on through the end of February, just about every imaginable award, from Oscars and Grammys to the certificates of recognition of local organizations, is bestowed upon those who have made a significant contribution throughout the...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, High School Sports, Judaism, Steve Harris
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Officer wears many hats
When Rick Massa agreed to join the Bob Hope Airport Police Department, the 60-year-old was obligated to work just two days a week. But the 35-year LAPD veteran, 25 of them in Special Weapons And Tactics, ended up giving a great deal more. After...Tags: Transportation, Banking, Gay Pride Los Angeles, Wolfgang Puck, Television
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Childhood wish comes true for 'Hatfields & McCoys' star Matt Barr
RedEyeWhen Matt Barr was 15 years old, he "somehow" got from his hometown of Austin, Texas, to Dallas and into a screening of Kevin Costner's 1999 film "For Love of the Game." He walked up to the actor and told him, "Someday I'm going to grow up and play your...Tags: Football, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Movies
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Cannes 2012: Michael Haneke's 'Amour' feels the love
Consensus at Cannes is about an improbable as a Del Taco at the Louvre. But the numerous critics and wide swath of public filmgoers attending the festival seem to have found common ground on a new movie: the mortality drama “Amour." Michael Haneke&...Tags: Michael Haneke, Movies, Entertainment Events, The White Ribbon (movie), Alzheimer's Disease
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Officials helped makers of Osama bin Laden film, documents show
WASHINGTON — In the months after the U.S. militarymission that killed Osama bin Laden, Pentagon officials met with Hollywood filmmakers and gave them special access in an effort to influence the creation of a film about the operation, newly released...
Tags: The Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Movies, International Military Interventions
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Fashion News: Justin Bieber wins FiFi fragrance award for Someday
All The RageWe knew thousands of teenage girls couldn't be wrong. Justin Bieber won the Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award for his 2011 women's scent launch, Someday, at the fragrance industry "Oscars," the FiFis, on Monday night.... -
NBC’s “Dateline” celebrates 20 years tonight
Channel Guide MagazineDateline, NBC News' longest-running primetime newsmagazine, debuted in 1992, and will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with an hourlong special May 22 at 10pm ET/PT. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Dateline's... -
Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie
24 FramesThe release of government documents has fanned a simmering controversy in Washington over how much access the White House, the CIA and the Pentagon granted director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for their upcoming movie on the hunt for...
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