There are a lot of great television marathons on during New Year’s weekend, as there seemingly is every time there’s a Holiday. Here are the 10 you should make sure you catch.
Why? Because even though country music did go downhill somewhat in 2011 there
Waite Hill -- Simin Gharib Naraghipour was a French teacher, TV reporter, leading volunteer and admired hostess.
Naraghipour died Thursday, Dec. 29, at her home in Waite Hill from complications of cancer.
"She was a fabulous tennis player and a volunte
Mary Tyler Moore's career began with the dawn of the television age in the 1950's. Two decades later, America was a TV nation and Moore was one of its biggest stars. She made a name for herself as Dick Van Dyke's perky TV in the 1960's, but it was her ro
As 2011 comes to a close, let's remember those figures from television history who left us during 2011. Some were far too young. Others lived into their 10th decade. Some were household names, like Harry Morgan ("Dragnet," "M-A-S-H"), Andy Rooney ("60 Mi
"M-A-S-H" series, for which he earned an Emmy award in 1980.
LOS ANGELES -- Harry Morgan never planned to be an actor, yet he spent 10 years on one of the top TV series of all time, made 50 films and appeared on Broadway. He became one of the best-known
This is the first of several year-end wrap essays detailing the year in film. First up, here are ten films that qualify as "underrated." Some of them are good, if not great films, that were unfairly maligned. Others were mediocrities that nonetheless
’Tis two nights before New Year’s and all through the night consider a Booze Who of how to handle the plight: When alcohol-impaired Nick Nolte would dress in surgeon scrubs and drive around waving a prosthetic leg out the window claiming it was his, he a
An annual Washington rite will be televised tonight. The Kennedy Center Honors will be on CBS and -- for the 34th straight year -- Woody Allen will not be among those honored. Yet, Public Broadcasting's recent broadcast of a two-part biography on Woody A
Unlikely criminals: Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist.
Tower Heist is an ensemble, and a strong one at that, led by Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Tea Leoni.
Brett Ratner’s blast of an action
The "Late Late Show with Greg Ferguson" episodes for the holiday week of December 26-30, 2011, will include encores of previously aired shows. Guests for the week include Seth Rogan, Carey Mulligan, Claire Danes, Betty White, Jim Parsons and Alan Alda. T
This is the sixth in a multi-part series, .
Not everyone can be a TV actor MVP. You have to have charisma, talent, and you need a memorable part that plays to your particular strengths on a well-written show. Also, good lighting helps. This year we surve
New in theaters
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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) When Dave (will he ever learn?) decides it’s a good idea to take the Chipmunks and their gal pal counterparts, the Chipettes, on a cruise, one-too-many “AAAlvin!”-related disasters leave them “chipwreck
A ripping ensemble period drama, led with distinction by Glenn Close in an unorthodox role she has been trying to get filmed for almost three decades. Close plays the title role, a middle-aged woman who has lived and worked as a butler in a successful Ir
Ben Stiller stars in the new film 'Tower Heist'. Picture: Supplied. Source: Supplied BEN Stiller has taken the temperature of his nation, and it's not looking good. "There's a lot of frustration in the United States," says Stiller, whose new comedy Tower
(102) >> Teenage Paparazzo The relationship between celebrity and society. (1hr.35mins.)
(101) Running Mates DJ Qualls. Two best friends compete in a mayoral election. (1hr.30mins.)
(39) >> The Chapman Report Efrem Zimbalist Jr. A sex survey touches the
Meryl Streep is remarkably persuasive in this biopic about the controversial former British PM Margaret Thatcher, the lady who was not for turning.
A passion project for Glenn Close, who first played the title character, a woman passing herself off as a
Born to Hutton Gibson and Anne Reilly Gibson, Mel is the sixth of eleven children. In 1968, when Gibson was 12-years-old, the family emigrated to Sydney, Australia. His father had won $21,000 as a contestant on international game show ‘Jeopardy’ and had
Ralph Rucci, out with his “Autobiography of a Fashion Designer,” says: “I’m from Philadelphia. In college, I studied philosophy, was into art, and while researching happened upon a very Balenciaga-ish photo of a bride in a gorgeous gown. “I became obsess
The world premiere of actor-writer Alan Alda's Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, a biographical drama about the passions and conflicts of the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, ends an extended run on Dec. 18 at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theate
"Arthur Christmas" (★★★): This pleasant holiday treat from Aardman, the British animation outfit behind "Chicken Run" and the "Wallace and Gromit" cartoons, has the old-fashioned spirit of Christmas at heart, spinning a snowflake-light tale with warmth,
LITTLE ROCK At area theaters 68 ABDUCTION, PG-13 A young man (Taylor Lautner) spots a photo on a missing persons website and realizes his whole life has been a lie, carefully fabricated to hide something mysterious and very dangerous. (106 minutes) 89 A
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ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 3 stars (PG) When the North Pole’s high-tech Christmas present delivery system overlooks a little English girl, Santa’s bumbling son Arthur (James McAvoy) resolves to delivery the gift. The plot bogs down in some superfluous b
Over the past decade (2001-2010), only 15 performances were nominated by both the HFPA and SAG but not by the Academy (one or two a year, on average):
1. Hayden Christensen (Life as a House, 2001) for best supporting actor
2. Cameron Diaz (Vanilla Sky,
"Arsenic and Old Lace": Santa Paula Theater Center presents Joseph Kesselring's black comedy, set in Brooklyn, about a theater critic whose sweet old aunts murder lonely people as an act of charity. 8 p.m. Dec. 16-17, 2 p.m. Dec. 18, 125 S. Seventh St.,
In this Dec. 23, 1982 photo, from left, Alan Alda , Burt Metcalfe , Harry Morgan and Loretta Swit (Maj. Margret stand on the set of M*A*S*H* in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)
The story of a Marine deployed to Afghanistan dealing with a girlfriend who
(NEW YORK) Leave it to Glenn Close to create a frenzy on Fifth Avenue. The five-time Academy Award nominee hit up MoMA last night with her co-star Mia Wasikowska for the Cinema Society and Giorgio Armani screening of their latest Oscar-hyped flick, Alber
Alan Alda, the actor of stage, television and film, is also known as a filmmaker, but not as a playwright. Until now.
Alda has won Emmy Awards for playing Hawkeye Pierce on TV's "M*A*S*H" (and for guesting on "The West Wing") and was Tony Award-nominat
In the later years of his career, Morgan was cast as the
wise and kindly but occasionally firm uncle. He brought this
persona to perfection with Colonel Sherman Potter, commanding
officer of the misfits, madcaps, and cases of arrested development
that ma
I think people were a little bit upset and confused when they heard that Katy Perry would be hosting Saturday Night Live. (As upset and confused as a person could be when reacting to the news of an SNL host.) I think this because every time I read about
Kristen Wiig had a great week. It's not going to come as too much of a surprise to anyone that she's at the top of the list this week. The problem is, when Wiig excels, the rest of the female cast suffers. That's just the way it seems to be. This problem
Last night, pop star Katy Perry made the jump from SNL Musical Guest to Guest Host. It must have seemed to someone that she was ready to graduate: After all, she was in the cast of a very successful film this summer. But then again, the movie was The Smu
Image Credit: Dana Edelson/NBC The word on the street about last night’s Saturday Night Live was that the show would be all about Katy Perry’s breasts. True, by “the word on the street” I really mean “something Katy Perry said earlier in the week to get
Alright fine. It was a sweater dress. Either way, the lady can't help but look stunning. Katy Perry hosted "Saturday Night Live" this week and she knocked it out of the park. Now, not every skit was stunning. One in particular, the Kalle Show with Kriste
Katy Perry wasn't listed as the 'SNL' musical guest last night (that was Robyn), but, boy, she sure did sing a lot. Of the eight segments that Perry made an appearance in, she sang in six of them. I'm sorry, but that's pretty telling that the writers did
Image Credit: Dana Edelson/NBC The word on the street about last night’s Saturday Night Live was that the show would be all about Katy Perry’s breasts. True, by “the word on the street” I really mean “something Katy Perry said earlier in the week to get
LOS ANGELES – Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, who played the crusty yet sympathetic Col. Sherman T. Potter in the sitcom “MASH” and the hard-nosed LAPD Officer Bill Gannon in the television drama “Dragnet,” died Wednesday. He was 96.
Morgan died a
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ABDUCTION(PG-13) In Taylor Lautner’s breakaway role from second-choice heartthrob (Team Jacob, anyone?) to lead action star, his character fights off attacks from mysterious hit men. Lilly Collins also stars as Lautner's neighbor and only ally
Since its premiere back before many of us were born, each episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live has featured a relatively fixed mix of content. There will be the topical sketches inspired by the news of the week, the comedic impressions of figures from po
HARRY Morgan (picture) never planned to be an actor, yet he spent 10 years on one of the top TV series of all time, made 50 films and appeared on Broadway. He became one of the best-known character actors in Hollywood.
But it was Morgan's portrayal of t
The weasel-faced American actor Harry Morgan first came to the attention of audiences worldwide when he played Jack Webb's final sidekick, Officer Bill Gannon, in the gritty crime series Dragnet, which drew its storylines from cases actually investigated
YEKIMI asks:
It doesn’t happen often (thankfully) because it’s almost always an awkward situation. Most of the time their story suggestions are not great and you do have to gently let them down easy. Knowing Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds, if they did a
LOS ANGELES – Harry Morgan never planned to be an actor, yet he spent 10 years on one of the top TV series of all time, made 50 films and appeared on Broadway. He became one of the best-known character actors in Hollywood. But it was Morgans portrayal of
Harry Morgan wasn't a star and didn't need to be. In "M-A-S-H," "Dragnet" and so many other TV shows and movies, the veteran character actor proved as indispensable as any marquee name.
Imagine "M-A-S-H" without the no-nonsense but fair Army Col. Sherman
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Morgan never planned to be an actor, yet he spent 10 years on one of the top TV series of all time, made 50 films and appeared on Broadway. He became one of the best-known character actors in Hollywood.
But it was Morgan's portra
Thousands will stop getting their benefits in January unless Congress renews them by Dec. 31.- 3:20 am
Metro Public Health Department is offering free flu shots.- 1:22 am
Three quarterbacks are on pace to break the NFL record for passing yards
BFI Southbank has unveiled full details of its Woody Allen season for January 2012.
The venue, formerly known as the National Film Theatre, launches the year with Wise Cracks: The Comedies Of Woody Allen programme.
Included in the season are 22 films fro
Anne Hathaway, right, greets honoreer Barbara Cook at the post-show dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night. See more Kennedy Center Honors photos . (Margot Schulman for the Kennedy Center) It wasn’t weird to see Newt Gingrich at the Kennedy Ce
1. Buy Dunder Mifflin Paper: Fans of The Office, the holidays have come early. Quill.com has started selling Dunder Mifflin premium copy paper for $39.99 per carton. That’s right, you can have your own case of paper, courtesy of Michael Scott. It’s HUGE
The A.V. Club loves the holiday season, and we also love opening small doors in paintings of Santa Claus and pulling out stale chocolate the manufacturer couldn’t sell four years ago, then eating it and pretending we’re having a good time. We’ve found a
I am a LOST homer — I will say it is my favorite show of all time. I own a Richard Alpert bobblehead.
It’s not the best network show of all time.
Menarky just ate a spicy hamburger, has to shit.
/ just as interesting of a headline
He should have stuck wi
Athens is one of the most incredible cities in the world.
The Clark Memorial Bridge was shut down for more than three hours Friday afternoon after a head-on...- 1:56 am
Dave Stengel, Jefferson County's top prosecutor for 15 years, says he won't
A Russian youth, a member of the Siberian Ski patrol, arrived home after guarding the frontier for several months.
He was asked by a TV interviewer, “What do you do first on arriving home after being away for so long?” He replied, “I make love to my wife
R for pervasive language, drug content, sexuality, brief violence. 117 minutes.
Movies like this pretty much define the Late Shift series at the Cedar Lee Theatre (2163 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights) -- odd, lovable, good to watch at midnight. This Coe
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ABDUCTION(PG-13) In Taylor Lautner’s breakaway role from second-choice heartthrob (Team Jacob, anyone?) to lead action star, his character fights off attacks from mysterious hit men. Lilly Collins also stars as Lautner's neighbor and only ally
Wednesday's special Google doodle wished a happy birthday to Mark Twain. The American writer was born 176 years ago. Well, Twain wasn't born then. A fellow named Samuel Clemens was. The pen name "Mark Twain" came many years later.
Twain stands among many
But to others, he's one of the great eyewitnesses to Broadway in the second half of the 20th Century.
The son of Philip Adler, who was the general manager of the '30s legendary Group Theatre, Adler was destined to go into the family business.
"I am the p
Nearly a third of his white students turned out to have some African ancestry. Shriver estimates that 50 million white Americans have at least one black ancestor, and on average, they each have three black ancestors out of 128.
From time to time, our att
He is also a science enthusiast. He's on the board of the World Science Festival, and he was host of "Scientific American Frontiers" on television for 11 years.
By the time of the second Nobel, "the scandal about the affair was in the newspapers.
I disliked Kennedy for years because he was the prize for trading Edmunds. Always thought he was over-rated back when I did not care much about defense during the steroid era.
Now, I’m glad he’s on our bench and I have no idea why.
Patience is for those
the new york times
Despite much learned talk about the game-changing scientific discoveries in radioactivity it portrays, “Radiance,” a new drama by Alan Alda at the Geffen Playhouse here, doesn’t emit much in the way of theatrical light.
Certainly Alda,
Michael Lamont Anna Gunn stars in "Radiance," a look at the personal and professional life of Marie Curie, written by Alan Alda, at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — Despite much learned talk about the game-changing scientific discoverie
Tina Fey's showbiz sitcom still sizzles in its fifth season, even as weaknesses are beginning to show.
Fey stars in the NBC series as Liz Lemon, head writer of a sketch comedy show not unlike "Saturday Night Live," where Fey toiled for years as head wr
If you're a child of the '90s, you'll be completely enthralled by the new Cartoon Network live-action series "Level Up," which premieres tonight at 7 p.m. with a two-hour movie premiere. Plus, given the hottie cast (see above), your pre-teen daughter mig
Don't talk to me for the rest of the robbery
Tower Heist (2011) is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its worldwide release a few weeks ago. It is an action-drama with a strong sense of comedy, a bit of fantasy, and a lot of fun. It is rated 13 plus
With apologies to Shakespeare, East End foodies know the answer to the poetic question: “Who is Sylvia? what is she” / That all farmers and fish folk commend her — and vineyard owners, artisans and restaurateurs, too. She’s Silvia Lehrer, of course, Cert
"Arthur Christmas": A corporate-style monolith corners the market on holiday retail, cruelly displacing its outmoded workforce and crassly insisting that any individuals who fall through the cracks are part of the cost of business. But 99 percenters don'
"Arsenic and Old Lace": Santa Paula Theater Center presents Joseph Kesselring's black comedy, set in Brooklyn, about a theater critic whose sweet old aunts murder lonely people as an act of charity. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through D
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ABDUCTION(PG-13) In Taylor Lautner’s breakaway role from second-choice heartthrob (Team Jacob, anyone?) to lead action star, his character fights off attacks from mysterious hit men. Lilly Collins also stars as Lautner's neighbor and only ally
Who: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper — and all your Muppet favorites!
What: With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon.
Who: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner; directed by
"One thing you need to know about me, Shane, is that I cannot keep secrets."
Is anyone else beginning to suspect that the writers of are engaging in an experiment to see if it's possible to write a zombie show that makes its viewers feel as if their braa
With Thanksgiving upon us, there will be tons of Turkeyday tips, tricks and recipes in daytime Nov. 21 to Nov. 25. When you see a chef like Emeril, Bobby Flay or Jamie Oliver on the schedule, you know what's on the menu. Jason Segel and "The Muppets" wi
The play depicts the life and romances of Madame Curie and her work in radioactivity. She and her husband, Pierre, discovered polonium -- named after her home country -- and radium in 1898.
In a time when women were expected to play the role of mother an
I am a sucker for history plays. Though they are not always accurate they do provide insight into the person who is the subject of the piece. In the case of Radiance at the Geffen, Alan Alda, yes that Alan Alda, has written a play about Madame Curie. Ald
Eddie Murphy is back in top form in the funny and exciting holiday caper comedy Tower Heist. This week is the perfect time to see it as the title’s job takes place on Thanksgiving Day. You’ll also be thankful there’s finally a harmlessly fun diversion
Singer Nathan Pacheco will perform Christmas classics at the Geffen Playhouse Dec. 18, with proceeds going toward the Gil Cates Memorial Fund.
Event titled "Home for the Holidays: The Voice of Nathan Pacheco" will include a wine and dessert reception. Si
I’ve been rough on Woody Allen of late but watching the PBS documentary about him reminds me of his unparalleled resume. These are not necessarily his best, just my favorites (I’ve yet to see “Midnight in Paris”):
Crimes and Misdemeanors (Often my favor
During their lukewarm cold open, in which Jason Sudeikis played a “raw and unleashed” version of Mitt Romney (and by raw and unleashed they meant, wore a leather jacket and made “Obama hair” jokes), it seemed like it was going to be business– or in this
After more than two decades hosting Live! – first with Kathie Lee Gifford since 1988 and with Kelly Ripa since 2001 – Regis Philbin can expect big ratings for his sendoff when national numbers come in Tuesday.
Based on preliminary household ratings from
I have a confession to make: I kind of wanted to see “Tower Heist” upon its release. Truthfully, the reviews have actually been positive overall. Yes, the praise has been tepidly positive, but positive nonetheless. Critics have said it’s one of Eddie Mur
"Dancing With the Stars" finalist Ricki Lake dropped some big news: "The Ricki Lake Show," which aired from 1993 to 2004, is officially making a comeback in Sept, 2012.
Bing: More about Ricki Lake
"I'm back," Lake said in a Facebook video she shot in he
Cap Cana, DR.– US director Bret Ratner ("X-Men: The Last Stand") arrived in Cap Cana to present a special screening of his latest film "Tower Heist" as part of the 5th Annual Dominican Global Film Festival, organized by the Global Foundation for Democra
NEW YORK - Veteran talk show host Regis Philbin on Friday ended his run on the popular television program "Live!" with well-wishers including Mayor Michael Bloomberg stopping by to pay tribute to his nearly three decades on the daily show. Philbin, 80, b
For 28 years, he was the coffee-break Carson, making the daily grind look addictively breezy and effortless. On Friday, TV's King of the Morning, Regis Philbin, stepped down as feisty host of Live! With Regis and [His Work Wife of the Moment]. From servi
What a week, oh, what a week! Regis said his last good-bye after 28 years on his show in front of a plethera of a full house of celebrities and a few fans. Tony Danza, Donald Trump, the tennis legend John McEnroe, Diane Sawyer, Meredith Vieira, and Alan
NEW YORK — Regis Philbin couldn't leave without a joke.
Signing off from morning television after more than 28 years, he brought to a close his final hour hosting "Live! With Regis and Kelly" by telling viewers, "I'll always remember spending these morni
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house — except for Reege’s. Making good on his vow not to shed a tear, Regis Philbin bade farewell yesterday to morning television, winning a key to the city and his fans’ hearts for a career that has logged 16,780 hours on
The tributes flowed Friday morning as Regis Philbin , 80, hosted his last episode of "Live! With Regis and Kelly." After more than 28 years on morning television, Philbin said good-bye in front of an audience that included Katie Couric , Donald Trump , D
While researching the life of Marie Curie, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered and isolated radium, playwright Alan Alda went to France, hoping to inspect Curie's letters but after more than a century, they're still radioactive. In the earl
NEW YORK -- Blowing a kiss to his audience of more than 28 years, Regis Philbin signed off morning television on Friday.
"I'll always remember spending the mornings with all of you," the veteran show-biz personality said, ending his final appearance a
"Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie" has been given a one-week extension in its current run at the Geffen Playhouse.
With the extra dates added, the production will now run through Dec. 18.
Play, written by Alan Alda and directed by Daniel Sullivan, st
Regis Philbin's long-time 'Live' (weekdays, syndicated on ABC) TV partner Kathie Lee Gifford came by her old show to bid the daytime icon farewell. Regis, ever the gentleman, started off by making things as awkward as possible.
"It's perfectly human to e
The Giants pursued Willie Bloomquist, because he can play short and outfield, before he re-signed with Arizona for two years at $3.8 million ...
"We're just looking at other things, some utility players and some other opportunities, but we're
"Arsenic and Old Lace": Santa Paula Theater Center presents Joseph Kesselring's black comedy, set in Brooklyn, about a theater critic whose sweet old aunts murder lonely people as an act of charity. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 18 t
Villaraigosa to make "major address," City Council reneges on South L.A. park, killing the City Hall lawn is a good thing, KOST-FM goes holiday and a Munchkin dies.
On the same day that the Supreme Court met to consider taking the big challenge to Presid
Women everywhere owe a debt to Marie Sklowdowska-Curie and actor Alan Alda has written in intelligent, lively play about the first female professor at the University or Paris and the first person to received two Nobel Prizes. The play, "Radiance: The Pas
Only two films in wide release from Hollywood this week but they are a couple of likely blockbusters. Vampires and werewolves reign with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 will be the choice for young adults while Happy Feet Two will bring in kids
"Immortals" * It's surprising that this movie is so bad. It comes from the producers of the spirited "300," but the script has all the depth of a manhole cover. Theseus (Henry Cavill) must rally the troops to stop the evil King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) f
Twenty-five years ago, Matthew Broderick took a spin in a vintage red Ferrari and ran into some big trouble in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Now he’s back in “Tower Heist” — in which another red Ferrari plays a similarly pivotal role (and comes in for a di
Cinematic villains love modern architecture: think of all the Bond baddies holed up in their sleek hideaways, or maybe Jackie Treehorn, the pornographer-shylock of The Big Lebowski who surveys the Los Angeles oceanfront from the luxury of a mod mansion b
There are some funny things in the new comedy "Tower Heist," and
most of them have to do with Eddie Murphy. Murphy steals every
scene he's in, followed by Casey Affleck, whose voice always seems
to be squeezed out of a box. You may remember Affleck as th
Actor Alan Alda spent most of the 1970s and '80s playing Dr. Hawkeye Pierce in the wildly popular "M*A*S*H" series and since then has cut quite a figure for himself in character roles as part of Woody Allen's ensemble, on "ER" and "The West Wing," and no
Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Max Goldberg, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, and Matt Sussman. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock.
California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown It's arguably still the late Pat
CINEMATIC villains love modern architecture: just think of all the Bond baddies holed up in their sleek hideaways, or maybe Jackie Treehorn, the pornographer-shylock of “The Big Lebowski,” who surveys the Los Angeles oceanfront from the luxury of a mod m
This bioplay delves into the life and romance of one of the most brilliant female scientists in history. Famous for her groundbreaking research in radioactivity, Curie was the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes in multiple sciences, but not without
The play "delves into the life and romance of one of the most brilliant female scientists in history," according to Geffen notes. "Famous for her groundbreaking research in radioactivity, Curie was the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes in multiple
It's a New York story, set in one of those high-roller condos.
It all starts with suave tycoon Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), who is a suspect in an FBI fraud investigation . FBI agent Angel Claire (Téa Leoni) has taken him into custody.
Also involved in the i
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An editorial in the British Medical Journal calls Wakefield’s coauthors into the limelight. It’s not over yet…
Now we can report that it is not only Wakefield and UCL’s admini
Moviemaker Brett Ratner had two replica 1963 Ferrari 250 Gt Lussos built without engines for his new film Tower Heist, so the vehicles could easily be set up for scenes in what appeared to be Alan Alda's billionaire character's penthouse.
Ratner reveals
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It is common knowledge that Ayurveda has been in practice in India for the last 3000 years. Yet, the popular mode of diagnosis in this country is generally allopathic. However
Alan Alda, 75, has written the play Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie which is playing at the Geffen Playhouse. "I realized from reading what a dramatic and important life she led... she never let any obstacle stop her, and she had many, many obstacle
The one thing ‘Tower Heist’ has going for it is that it had a really well done preview trailer. I was excited to see the film because of it. In fact I barely noticed that movie prices seemed to have risen here in Kansas City. If they rise much higher
This heartwarmer based on a true story follows the tailless dolphin Winter (played by Winter) through all sorts of adversity alongside its human protectors, notably the troubled 11-year-old Sawyer (Nathan Gamble). What the film lacks in digital effects p
Anonymous (PG-13) British court intrigue in the Elizabeth I era is used to suppose a politically subversive earl (Rhys Ifans) wrote Shakespeare's plays. Great costumes but a muddy, hard-to-follow and far-fetched plot. Vanessa Redgrave and daughter Joely
Who: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Judi Dench, Naomi Watts; directed by Clint Eastwood
What: As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held s
Hollywood hyphenate Alan Alda adds playwriting to his credits with the opening of "Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie," which runs through Dec. 11 at the Geffen Playhouse. Alda, 75, also appears on-screen as a Wall Street swindler in the Eddie Murphy-B
Anna Gunn and John de Lancie in the Geffen Playhouse's production of "Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie." Photo - Michael Lamont
The life and achievements of Marie Curie are certainly worthy subject matter for a play: her position as a pioneer in an o
(Drama, R, 2 hours and 14 minutes, playing at Carmike Cinema
12.) Based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover, Eastwood’s film skips
back and forth between the present and the past. We see the night
of anarchist bombings that almost killed his boss, Mitchell P
'Tower Heist' steals a few laughs, but stoner comedy 'Harold and Kumar' is a bad trip
Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, and Matthew Broderick spearhead the cast of "Tower Heist," in which a team of amateur crooks tries to rob a corrupt financial tycoon.
Univers
Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, the new play by Emmy winner Alan Alda premiering at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse, is an enjoyable evening that walks a fine line between education and soap opera, but never falls over into pedantics nor melodrama. H
Comedic energy – It’s not often you have action and comedy and it actually works. Yeah, plenty have tried over the years, but most fail producing a picture that falls short in all the important areas. For that reason, no one ever takes this genre seriou
A computerized epic of ancient Greece that fills the screen with campy special effects. Muscular Henry Cavill stars as Theseus, a peasant who takes on King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke), who is tying to rule the world. Its video-game look and hilariously elev
Hysterical actors are thrown into a much less entertaining “Ocean’s 11”-style caper comedy in “Tower Heist.” Even the celebrated return of Eddie Murphy can’t save this crowd-pleasing, but far-fetched and forgettable film.
Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) is the
Four days before his untimely death, Dwight ‘Heavy D’ Myers starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the new 2011 film called Tower Heist. His role was small however it could have done wonders with his acting career due to exposure to great actors and actresses
Eddie Murphy starred in over 30 films, but quite frankly, my favorites were released three decades ago. With movies like "Trading Places", “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Coming to America”, Murphy delivered riotous and edgy comedy which also offered mass app
"Footloose" * * * The remake of '80s hit "Footloose" is a refashioning so easy to like it runs the risk of being underrated by snooty film lovers. The film follows Boston-bred high schooler Ren (newcomer Kenny Wormald), who transfers to small-town Georgi
Violinist Sergey Khachatryan will be accompanied by his sister, Lusine Khachatryan, on piano, as each make their Detroit debut in this season's Chamber Music series Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills.
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Tower Heist which was released last weekend to a respectable second place finish at the box office is the last Ben Stiller comedy which features the added firepower of Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy (that is weird to say) to this Ocean's Eleven style
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So far, only two local school districts have received portions of their financial "best practice"...
A former teacher's aide was sent
United Solar Ovonic opened up its unused Battle Creek site Monday in the hopes of finding another...- 4:28 am
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A former teacher's aide was sent
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- “Puss in Boots,” DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.’s spinoff from its “Shrek” movies, was the top film at U.S. and Canadian theaters for a second week, taking in $33 million in ticket sales.
The Ben Stiller comedy “Tower Heist” opened
A little cat shall lead them. Puss in Boots stayed atop the hot tin roof of the North American box office, winning the weekend with $33 million, according to preliminary studio estimates. The DreamWorks animation spinoff of the Shrek franchise, with Anto
"Tower Heist" took in $25 million this weekend, $5 million more than the haul the film's heroes steal from the Madoff-esque investor played by Alan Alda, making it No. 2 at the box office and falling short of expectations.
That's too bad: "Tower Heist" i
Well, it looks like the answer to last weekend's big question was "B." Dreamworks did indeed trade one boffo opening weekend for two rock-solid weekends after all. Last weekend, after being moved onto Halloween weekend at the last minute, Puss in Boots
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"Tower Heist" is climbing toward a soft opening weekend.
The movie took in $8 million on Friday and is on track to gross $25 million for the weekend, early studio estimates show. Box-office watchers had predicted the Ben Stiller-Eddie Murphy comedy woul
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The value of Tower Heist (showing here in the Fort) comes not from its execution, which combines the hallmarks of anti-auteur Brett Ratner’s misfires—the wildly uneven pacing of the later Rush Hours, the sloppy editing of The Family Man, the missed oppor
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The American job market improved modestly in October, and economists looking deeper into the...
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In Tower Heist, a red Ferrari of absurd value and astounding weight dangles precariously from a New York skyscraper, along with the three men who are attempting to steal it.
This must be what people mean when they talk about having “a willing suspension
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Comedy is funnier when it rebounds off a hard reality, and the money woes underpinning "Tower Heist" give the caper a solid bounce. It's a stunt-heavy comedy, but its world resembles ours more than most movies do. A working-class "Oce
TOWER Heist is a largely entertaining if completely preposterous romp, especially when it comes to the climactic theft.
Co-writers Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson wilfully ignore the laws of physics and for a final flourish, they permit characters to acco
Pilot Luc Fortin was remembered as a confident, competent professional who loved life, his wife and a very young daughter.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — They knew exactly what to expect and then did the unexpected.
Twilight stars Robert Pattinson, Kris
An unofficial kick-off of the 2011 holiday movie season, Tower Heist is as over-inflated as those Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons that are featured in the movie’s climax. Also similarly, it’s entertaining in its own predictable way. The latest co
It is approaching midnight in the cavernous temple to science and tourism. The patrons of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry have long since left the building, their minds, it is hoped, as stimulated as their legs are weary.
When searching through
The timely Tower Heist, which is twice as funny as I thought it would be but not half as funny as it could have been, is about a working class rebellion among the service employees in a luxury Manhattan high-rise. Their target in this jovial but lazy eco
Worth watching: the unlikely gang of thieves, led by Stiller and Eddie Murphy, stake out the heist
Although its premise is rooted in today's financial scandals and crises, Tower Heist harks back in subject matter and sometimes in tone to some of the grea
Some entertainment scribes are giddy that two new films echo themes from the Occupy Wall Street movement.
“In Time” depicts a future version of America where the rich can pay to extend their lives indefinitely while the poor live paycheck to paycheck. An
A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, (NR), rated R. Harold and Kumar have largely replaced each other in their respective lives, finding new friends in the six years since their last adventure. Now, as Christmas approaches, Kumar finds a mysterious pack
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Last year, Ben Stiller packed up his family and moved from Los Angeles back to the city where he grew up.
Ben Stiller, right, with co-star Michael Pena, runs a smooth operation at a posh Manhattan address in 'Tower Heist' until a Bernie Madoff
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CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic | In this image released by Universal Pictures, Ben Stiller, left, and Eddie Murphy are shown in a scene from "Tower Heist." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, David Lee) — AP In this image released by Universal Pictures, from
"Tower Heist" is an ensemble, and a strong one at that, led by Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Tea Leoni. But Brett Ratner's blast of an action comedy truly brings out the best in Eddie Murphy, something many of us may have f
THANKSGIVING is one of the major holidays in America, when shops close and families come together around a dinner table laden with turkey and all the trimmings.
New York City celebrates with an annual parade of giant balloons and these colourful festivit
In the upcoming action comedy Tower Heist, Alan Alda plays a corrupt Wall Street investor who is placed under house arrest after swindling people out of billions of dollars. But if you’ve seen the trailer for the flick or visited ArchitecturalDigest.com
Brett Ratner's comic caper is a smoothly engineered crowd pleaser.
*(Via THR.com) – “Tower Heist” spins on a crackerjack premise that’s played for broad entertainment value, rather than real interest in the contemporary economic issues at its core. Brett
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, looking to become mayor, came over for a meet ’n’ greet. Bar mitzvah blue suit, gray tie, crisp white shirt, shiny black shoes. Arrived 10 minutes early. Drank water. Was off to a fund-raiser. “My birthday’s in
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Normally, an action-comedy starring Ben Stiller is the last place to expect any social relevance. Which makes the ripped-from-the-headlines topicality of “Tower Heist” all the more surprising.
Stiller stars as a disgruntled former emp
A Curie-inspired character is also part of the Off-Broadway musical The Blue Flower, now playing at Second Stage.
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We Hunter S. Thompson freaks never stop hoping for a filmmaker to come along and re-create the buzz of reading him in that short-but-so-sweet era when his prose was as exhilarating as rock and roll and a damn sight funnier, before the drugs and booze mad
From white veil to red carpet, newly married Kim Kardashian -- who is headed for the big screen in “The Marriage Counselor” -- is making star tracks, and the top celeb glossies are doing their best to keep up. US Weekly’s Eric Anderson dissects the marri
At the risk of invoking Freud, you have to wonder why movie stars are attracted to big, long films about towers. “The Towering Inferno” had Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, and William Holden; it also had Fred Astaire and O. J. Simpson, a pairin
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It’s been a while since we have seen Eddie Murphy on the big screen but he makes his return this week as he teams up with fellow funny man Ben Stiller in Tower Heist.
To celebrate the release of the movie and Murphy’s return to the silver screen we take
"Martha Marcy May Marlene" (Friday). Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister of fashionistas and former child stars Mary Kate and Ashley, makes a big impression in this drama about a full house of an entirely different sort. It's a psychological thriller abo
When “Tower Heist” filmed a shoot-’em-up car chase scene on 59th Street in Manhattan last year, even jaded New Yorkers found it so realistic that one of them actually dialed 911. “We were downstairs at Columbus Circle,” says Alan Alda, who plays a crooke
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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (R): Six years after their previous adventures, the pothead pals (John Cho and Kal Penn) have grown apart and lead unconnected lives. That all changes, though, with the arrival of a package in the mail
Only Hollywood could assemble a holiday guest list that ranges from the Muppets, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Puss in Boots and dancing penguins to J. Edgar Hoover, Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn Monroe and a steed in the trenches of World War I.
The latter are
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You know Alan Alda as an actor — most famously as Hawkeye Pierce in the classic TV comedy M*A*S*H — but now he's making his debut as a professional playwright,
A few years ago Brett Ratner appeared on Entourage, playing a brash, belligerent and presumably heightened version of himself in a decadent scene filmed in his own Beverly Hills home. Load the clip on YouTube and there's a maelstrom of vitriol in the com
Brett Ratner's new comedy, Tower Heist, with its fine cast of comic talents like Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, and Tea Leoni is slowly worming its way into my...
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"The Addams Family Mystery": Comedy Tonight Productions' dinner-theater series, featuring mysteries written by local writer and actor John Logue, plus a buffet meal, continues with this murder-mystery spoof of "The Addams Family." 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30, Gard
WHO: Charlie Harper. Charlie Sheen. SHOW: Two and a Half Men. KILLED OFF: While in Paris, Charlie is hit by a train. BEHIND THE SCENES: After Sheen was hospitalized following a weekend of drugs and hookers, creator Chuck Lorre cancelled the remainder of
There are probably no big fixes for the issues facing the Canadian film industry, but there may be some smart small ones. Consider The First Weekend Club, a national organization based in Vancouver that’s tackling the chronic problem of getting Canadians
Only Hollywood could assemble a holiday guest list that ranges
from the Muppets, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Puss in Boots and
dancing penguins to J. Edgar Hoover, Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn
Monroe and a steed in the trenches of World War I.
The latter are
LITTLE ROCK (opening dates are tentative) A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, R Six years after the Guantanamo Bay sequel, Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) reunite when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar’s door on Christmas Eve. He a
Or, rather, baseball, the proud, diamond-shaped pursuit of such American heroes as Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, and Mark McGwire, is dying, slowly but surely, without any hope of a future. Ever seen Children of Men? Compared to baseball, Children of Men is Dora t
Movies have a longer gestation period than is sometimes appreciated. It's very easy, looking at the trailers for Universal's "Tower Heist," which opens next week, to assume that the filmmakers wanted to pillory Bernie Madoff. As the official plot synop
Eddie Murphy is making a comeback.
But don't expect the 50-year-old actor to go to clubs, make family movies or another "Beverly Hills Cop" film.
Murphy, who rarely gives interviews, recently sat down with Rolling Stone to talk about his career, personal
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Last night was the premiere of Tower Heist in NYC. I’ve gone back and forth on how this film will perform, if it will be any good, and whether I should take my mother to see it (she really wants to see it). Brett Ratner directed it, and IMO, Ratner = Sel
Brilliance!, the kid-friendly companion show to Alan Alda's world premiere Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, November 12-December 10.
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Tower Heist is the upcoming comedy starring Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Michael Pena, Tea Leoni and Gabourey Sidibe. Basically they play a group of employees trying to steal $20 million after losing their pensi
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced a second round of 2011 Edgerton Foundation New American Play awards. As previously reported, 19 theaters received support during the first round of grants, which are designed to provide for extra time in t
The movie is a comedy caper about ordinary working guys who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them.
After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ul
Donald Trump's Trump International building near Columbus Circle is about to be the star of a crime comedy called "Tower Heist" directed by Brett Ratner and featuring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda, among others (see video abo
Wow! He stepped down over that but the Melrose bozo kept his job after saying much worse? My coach at Briarcrest used language like this.
I liked the coach's speech. It was direct, to-the-point, and very well spoken. It appears that the slackers on his t
Antonio Banderas, who returns to provide the voice of Puss, said much of the character's charm arises as the tiny cat struts and boasts with a bravado that's out of whack with his size.
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TICK tock, tick tock, which of us can beat the clock? Well, Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfriend are the comely couple determined to give it a go.
They’re the big name stars of In Time, a high concept sci-fi thriller from Andrew Nichol, who has form in
Brett Ratner‘s “Tower Heist” is getting an old fashioned mega push from Universal Pictures, a studio desperate for a hit after a slow year. Will “Tower Heist” be a Universal and universal hit? I think so, judging from last night’s star studded four star
A colorful amusement-park magnate from New York and a polished health-care tycoon (and erstwhile politician) from Kentucky become unlikely pals. They decide to go into the movie business, because thats what bored rich guys do.
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Remake of vintage cold-war TV miniseries, new Bill Frisell CD tribute to John Lennon, online photography project and more.
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This is my first guest post here on Knockoff Report so I think I should introduce myself. My name is Mason Pelt and I am an intern at the intellectual property firm IPCybercrime.com. I also own a small production company. As a result I’m highly opinio
The Brett Ratner crime comedy has an all-star cast, also including Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Tea Leoni, and Alan Alda. Alda stars as a Donald Trump or Bernie Madoff-esque multi-billionaire who squanders the money of all the employees in his high-
LOS ANGELES -- Although it may seem a classic case of grasping at straws, the one positive thing that can be said about this fall season is that it has been equally tough on both genders. While female characters revisited the Madonna/whore trope, cram
Although it may seem a classic case of grasping at straws, the one positive thing that can be said about this fall season is that it has been equally tough on both genders. While female characters revisited the Madonna/whore trope, cramming themselves in
The world premiere of the action-comedy TOWER HEIST
TOWER HEIST director Brett Ratner; cast member/producer Eddie Murphy; cast members Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Judd Hirsch, Tea Leoni, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zeljko I
According to Geffen notes, "Timed perfectly with the 100th anniversary of Madame Curie's second Nobel Prize as well as the first International Year of Chemistry, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie delves into the life and romance of one of the most bri
By RACHEL DODES Kevin Spacey has a lot of experience playing a classic Hollywood archetype: the evil executive. In "Glengarry Glen Ross," he was a corrupt office manager at a real estate firm. In "Swimming with Sharks" he was cast as an abusive and sadis
University alumnus Aaron Burr, Class of 1772, has been nominated to be a member of the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2012.
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It’s been five years since we lost a very good ballplayer, one who developed something of a cult following during his days in Philadelphia. Johnny Callison, who had struggled with a variety of heath problems for sever
Alan Alda is known by much of the world from his starring role on
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It took about a week for the suits at Universal to change their minds on including ‘Tower Heist’ on select Video on Demand services.
On Oct. 5, The LA Times’ blog Company Town announced the film studio would be making ‘Heist,’ an ensemble comedy starring
This bioplay delves into the life and romance of one of the most brilliant female scientists in history. Famous for her groundbreaking research in radioactivity, Curie was the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes in multiple sciences, but not without
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In 2001, when I was 28, I broke up with my boyfriend. Allan and I had been together for three years, and there was no good reason to end things. He was (and remains) an exceptional person, intelligent, good-looking, loyal, kind. My friends, many of whom
The cast is probably one of Tower Heists biggest selling points. With Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, and Dave Chappelle set to star, among others, itll be very interesting to see the kind of chemistry these actors have when the comedy hits
