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Irving Brecher; comedy-script writer; 94 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Irving Brecher, who wrote vaudeville sketches for Milton Berle, jokes for Henny Youngman, comedies for the Marx Brothers, a television series for Jackie Gleason and screenplays for movie musicals including “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Nov. 17 in Los Angeles. He was 94.
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Classic .Casablanca' leads bevy of new Blu-ray titles (Lexington Herald-Leader)
In a week filled with new Blu-ray releases, a 66-year-old production that is arguably the most popular movie ever made stands at the top of the list. "Casablanca: Ultimate Collector's Edition" (Warner, 1942, $64.99) showcases the Oscar winner starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman supported by a cast of stellar Hollywood veterans. The film is presented in its original non-widescreen 4:3 ...
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De Niro lampoons Hollywood in new comedy (CNN)
If you were looking for someone to write a pithy satire dishing the dirt on the highs and lows of Hollywood, then A-list producer Art Linson would be a pretty good bet.
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Sissy Spacek stars in 'Lake City' (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Lake City," a family drama starring Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity, is not the most intuitive choice of a debut movie from two well-connected New Yorkers. It tells the story of a woman, Maggie (Spacek), living in a small Virginia town whose musician son, Billy...
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'Twilight' Director Catherine Hardwicke Aims To Finish 'New Moon' By End Of 2009 -- If She Gets The Gig (Vh1)
"Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke says that if she's hired to direct the sequel, "New Moon," she'll aim to complete it by the end of 2009.
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The best films on the box: December 2-8 (Stuff)
Film and television critic Philip Wakefield assesses the best movies on offer on the box this week, for Tuesday, December 2 to Monday, December 8.
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AWARDS WATCH '08 | Back and Forth: Gothams Speculation and the Always Evolving State of Oscar Buzz (indieWIRE)
Awards Watch coverage Presented by The Wrestler for your consideration. Continuing this year's awards season coverage in indieWIRE , editor-in-chief Eugene Hernandez and assistant editor Peter Knegt chatted via instant message about the ever-evolving race.
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Jayne Lyn Stahl: Not Just a Passing Ghost (HuffingtonPost)
On the morning of September 18, 2008, Stephen James Joyce, grandson... of renowned Irish writer, James Joyce, called from France in response to a letter I sent to him some weeks before.
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Cowboy Smoke (DVD Talk)
Meet Joe, the fastest gun in town. He'll outdraw you any day, any time. Using a single action revolver, he can take down two men before they even reach their triggers. He's born to be a gunslinger in the old west - but this ain't the old west, and Joe ain't no cowboy.
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From Fake Newspaper to Real Serious (New York Times)
Although professional wrestling can be a funny film subject, Robert Siegel, a former editor in chief of The Onion, is not shooting for laughs with ?The Wrestler.?
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