Joan Allen

The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies Celebrates Steppenwolf Theatre

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.27.2012

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Lonna Saunders

The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies came to Chicago as the guest of honor at the third annual Steppenwolf Salutes Women in the Arts luncheon.

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Be My Guest: 14 Unusual Golden Globe Dates

Posted 01.15.2012

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It's watched almost as much as the ceremony itself: the walk up the red carpet at any award show is sure fodder for fashion forecasting, outrageous qu...

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Which Actors Are 'Bourne' Again?

Posted 09.26.2011

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A while back, when Jeremy Renner officially took the lead role in "The Bourne Legacy," the fourth installment of "The Bourne" series, screenwriter Ton...

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Presidential Pictures: Top Movies About The Top Job

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Kirk Douglas, Angela Lansbury, All the President's Men, Stanley Kubrick, Alan J. Pakula, Financial Reform, Peter Sellers, Michelle Williams, Bob Woodward, Jeff Bridges, Primary Colors, Richard Nixon, Carl Bernstein, Kirsten Dunst, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Robards, Joan Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Clinton, Martin Sheen, John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Burt Lancaster, Thirteen/WNET, Barack Obama, Walter Matthau, Henry Fonda, Dr. Strangelove, Sidney Lumet, Gary Oldman, Thirteen Days, Warren Beatty, Kevin Costner, Rod Lurie, Hillary Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, Entertainment News
John Farr

Given the sheer scale and complexity of the Presidency in modern times, it's no surprise that a host of great films have explored the nature of our country's highest office.

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Jeff Bridges, and the Grizzling of the All-American Boy

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Perhaps his clean-cut, boyish image obscured my ability to recognize the astonishing talent he possessed from the start. Regardless, I could see it now: Jeff Bridges has always been a lot more than a pretty face.

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Lifetime Paints a Picture of Georgia O'Keeffe

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photographer, Alfred Stieglitz, Jereny Irons, Georgia O'Keefe, Painter, Joan Allen, Art Impresario, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Georgia O'Keefe presents an interesting story but not a triumphant one. The interweaving of Stieglitz and O'Keefe's lives keeps the plot moving but never touches the heart or even the mind of the viewer.

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Best Movies By Farr: When Oscar Screws Up

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward G. Robinson, The English Patient, The Exorcist, Tom Hanks, History of the Academy Awards, Julie Andrews, Milk, Fred MacMurray, John Wayne, The Wrestler Stanley Kubrick, As Good as It Gets, Capote, The Great Ziegfeld, Traffic, L.A. Confidential, Driving Miss Daisy, Dr. Strangelove, Fargo, High Noon, Million Dollar Baby, Joan Allen, My Left Foot, Around the World in Eighty Days, Slumdog Millionaire, The Academy Awards, The Sting, Rocky Balboa, Letters From Iwo Jima, Double Indemnity, Shirley MacLaine, Rex Harrison, Little Miss Sunshine, Ed Harris, Life Is Beautiful, Peter Finch, Shakespeare in Love, Charles Chaplin, James Dean, Giant, Crash, My Man Godfrey, Barbara Stanwyck, The Contender, Network, Imelda Staunton, Academy Awards, Titanic, Louis B. Mayer; Daryl Zanuck; Samuel L Goldwyn, Hotel Rwanda, The Apartment, The Departed, Peter Sellers, Pulp Fiction, Burt Lancaster, Gladiator, Vera Drake, Sean Penn, Modern Times, Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago, Field of Dreams, Billy Wilder, Pollock, Al Jolson, Forrest Gump, William Powell, John Travolta, Carole Lombard, Singin' in the Rain, Taxi Driver, Cecil B. DeMille, My Fair Lady, Jack Lemmon, The Searchers, The Hours, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News
John Farr

2005 -- for Best Picture, give me Capote over Crash any ol' time. Another uninspiring year, I thought.

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Mickey Rourke on Puppy Love

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dev Patel, Punxsutawney Phil, A.r. Rahman, The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke, Matt Dillon, Richard Belzer, Beverly Hills, Hudson River, Debbie Harry, Jason Alexander, Www.AnimalFair.Com, Slumdog Millionaire, Riverkeeper.org, Harlee McBride, Bret Michaels, Robert Kennedy Jr, Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, VH1's Rock of Love, Joan Allen, Poisen, Style News
Wendy Diamond

Mickey is one of the most passionate and articulate animal lovers I daresay I have ever met. He has said that his dogs have saved his life and helped him turn his career around.

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Where Are All The Classy, Smart Female Stars Today? (Thank God - I Found One)

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Joan Allen is a quiet, steady, pre-possessing performer who combines her all-too-evident God-given skill with an understated style and allure, and also happens to make lots of extremely good pictures.

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An Interview with Jessica Lange and Joan Allen

Anastasia Kousakis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anastasia Kousakis

It's apparent that after working together on location in Utah and California during production, the on-screen chemistry is not just a result of their acting talent - they actually like each other.

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