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New (Funnier) 'The Newsroom' Trailer

Posted 04.30.2012

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Prepare to enter "The Newsroom." But don't worry: Aaron Sorkin's eagerly anticipated new series drama is full of typical Sorkin comedy. The new "Ne...

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On His 75th Birthday, The Best Jack Nicholson Movies of All Time

John Farr | Posted 04.22.2012

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It does not seem quite possible that Jack Nicholson could be turning 75 today. He seems ageless, particularly when you revisit his best films. And that's just what we should all do to mark the occasion.

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Sorkin Previews 'The Newsroom'

Vanity Fair | Posted 04.06.2012

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"I've always thought of myself as somebody who, when it comes to comedy or drama, I don't do either one of them well enough to do only one of them," A...

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'Dumb & Dumber 2' Is Happening, Says Director

Posted 04.03.2012

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For a while, it seemed like the chances for a sequel to the 1994 hit comedy "Dumb & Dumber" was one out of a hundred, or even one out of a million. Bu...

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WATCH: Jeff Daniels Loses It In 'The Newsroom'

Posted 04.02.2012

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Jeff Daniels is shaking up "The Newsroom" this summer. The trailer for the Aaaron Sorkin's HBO series has just been released, and Daniels stirs up som...

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Jane Fonda To Play Cable News Network CEO in Aaron Sorkin's HBO Drama

Posted 12.15.2011

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It's been announced that Jane Fonda has signed on for a recurring role in Aaron Sorkin's new HBO drama series. The as-yet-untitled project is set at a...

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How Dumb & Dumber Landed Me in a Border Patrol Interrogation Room

Mike Ryan | Posted 12.27.2011

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Home from the University of Missouri for the holidays in December of 1994, I was doing what all underage college kids do when they're home in the Midwestern suburbs for the holidays: drinking beer in the basement or going to see movies.

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Aaron Sorkin's Cable News Show Ordered By HBO

Posted 11.08.2011

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Aaron Sorkin's TV pilot about a cable news network has been picked up for series by HBO, starting with an initial 10-episode run. Once working unde...

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Visiting Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.30.2011

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The new Guthrie is a gorgeous tower of a building, a vertical experience bathed in a royal blue. Its lobby is spacious, but leads to escalators (or elevators) that whisk you to the performance spaces upstairs.

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Even After Midnight In Paris, I Prefer Woody Allen's Early Work

John Farr | Posted 10.12.2011

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Great artists of all types and stripes confront the same challenge: once they've created something truly brilliant, how do they ever equal it, much less surpass it?

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Kennedy Granddaughter Gets Her Starring Break In Hollywood

Posted 09.04.2011

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Aaron Sorkin has tackled the news business in "Sports Night," and he's tackled newsmakers, in "The West Wing." Now, he's combining the two, and alread...

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Theater Review: God of Carnage With Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden

Jason Mannino | Posted 06.14.2011

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There is theater history to be witnessed on the stage of Ahmanson Theater, where God of Carnage opened on Wednesday night.

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An Interview With Jeff Daniels

Ben Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

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Actor Jeff Daniels has established a reputation for versatility on the big screen -- however, most don't know just how far Daniels' creative ambition extends.

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ReThink Review: Howl -- Celebrating Banned Books Week

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost Review: Howl

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howl is a gutsy, inventive film about an important moment. It's not for everyone but should please those who are open to the chances it takes.

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Janet McTeer embraces Carnage

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Actress Janet McTeer relaxes her 6-foot-plus frame in her dressing-room chair backstage at the Bernard Jacobs Theater and coaxes the dregs of a home-m...

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Jeff Daniels To Return To "God Of Carnage"

nytimes.com | PATRICK HEALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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The producers of "God of Carnage" showed a playful touch this afternoon, announcing that Jeff Daniels -- who appeared in the original cast last year -...

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Review: "Howl" (2010)

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011

With any luck, later this year audiences everywhere will get to see Howl, a brilliant film by Academy-Award winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

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Winter Olympics: Gold Rush or Even Ground?

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

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We have hosted the Olympics more times than any other nation. Even in this bad year, we can show the rest of the world how it's done.

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Movie Review: The Answer Man

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's rare that a movie manages to be both graceful and biting at the same time, let alone smart, funny and sweet. But The Answer Man fills the bill.

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They Played Presidents: Who Was Believable? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Whether playing a fictional head of state or a real-life US president, these leading men have found themselves in the role of POTUS--some more convinc...

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