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Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY

By doris | Published: February 4, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and the film “The Big Lebowski,” has died at [...]

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See first picture of Daniel Craig in new Bond movie

By doris | Published: February 2, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com Foreboding gun wielding? Check. Slick black impeccably bespoke outfit? Check. Abundance of fancy spy technology? Check. Wizened, grizzled mug with de rigueur steely gaze? Double-oh check. Yep, the pieces are all in place in this first look image of Daniel Craig reprising, for the third time, his role as superspy extraordinaire [...]

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Photojournalist Eve Arnold dies at 99

By doris | Published: January 24, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com Eve Arnold, a globe-trotting photojournalist who captured iconic images of Marilyn Monroe, has died, the Magnum photo agency said Thursday. She was 99. Magnum spokeswoman Fiona Rogers said Arnold died peacefully Wednesday in a London nursing home. Born in Philadelphia in 1912 to Russian immigrant parents, Arnold began working as a [...]

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Child’s play: 2012 a promising year for kids’ movies

By doris | Published: January 7, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com Sick of watching that “Smurfs” DVD over and over again? Fear not, parents — 2012 offers a toybox full of animated and other movies for kids. 3-D is a controversial topic. The extra dimension jacks up ticket prices, some kids refuse to wear the special glasses, and often it doesn’t do [...]

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Movies to look forward to in 2012

By doris | Published: January 2, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.msn.com The world’s supposed to end in 2012, if you believe certain folks. But before it does, there’s a boatload of big movies to eagerly anticipate. I tried to pick just one per month, but my resolve quickly fell apart there. JanuaryThere’s plenty of Oscar talk surrounding Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher [...]

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Singer, actress Kaye Stevens dies in Florida

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, who performed with the Rat Pack and was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show,” has died at a central Florida hospital. She was 79. Close friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed that Stevens died Wednesday at the Villages Hospital north [...]

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“Mission: Impossible” cruises to top of box office

By doris | Published: December 26, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” cruised to No. 1 at box offices on Sunday, even as major new movies opened on Christmas Day which may change top 10 results when final numbers are tallied. The new Tom Cruise movie rang up an estimated $26.5 million in U.S. and [...]

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Grammy-winning singer Cesaria Evora dies at age 70

By doris | Published: December 24, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LISBON, Portugal — Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70. Evora, known as the “Barefoot Diva” because [...]

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‘War Horse’ is a perfect family film

By doris | Published: December 23, 2011

Full Story at Entertainmentmsnbc.msn.com Just the two words of the title may scare some potential moviegoers away. “War Horse” isn’t a neutral title like “Secretariat,” it hints to animal lovers that the beautiful creature seen in the trailers is going to be shot at, terrified, manhandled and might not survive. Spoiler alert: This is a [...]

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What’s the best Christmas movie?

By doris | Published: December 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com There aren’t that many holidays that get a ton of their own movies. You’re not going to see an “Arbor Day” comedy, and outside of the creepy “Leprechaun” horror series, there aren’t a lot of St. Patrick’s Day films either. But Christmas movies are as abundant as snowflakes at the North [...]

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