Matthew Modine

Movie Review: A Cat in Paris

Marshall Fine | Posted 06.02.2012

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Nominated for the Oscar as best animated feature (which went to the visually brilliant but drastically unfunny Rango), A Cat in Paris is a slight but entertaining tale, most noteworthy for going old-school, with hand-drawn animation.

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A Scottish Evening of Fashion and Fun

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Matthew Modine, George Wayne, Derek Warburton, Mickey Boardman, Wendy Williams, Jill Hennessy, Kelly Rutherford, Fred Schneider, Nigel Barker, Matthew Settle, Glenn O'Brien, From Scotland With Love, The-Wounded-Warrior-Project, Cash for Kids, NY Around Town, New York News

"From Scotland with Love," the annual kick-off to Tartan Week in the U.S., was a dynamic mix of the old and new.

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Somebody

Matthew Modine | Posted 05.02.2012

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Everybody is each of us. If you think you're too small to make an impact, remember how annoying it is to try and sleep with a mosquito in your bedroom.

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Matthew Modine Gives Back To Spokane

KHQ.com | Posted 02.01.2012

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Actor Matthew Modine, who starred in 'Vision Quest' -- the 1985 movie filmed in Spokane - is back in Spokane to give back to Spokane....

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Invincible

Matthew Modine | Posted 01.22.2012

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It's hard to see the forest for the trees. And it's hard to see a movement when it is happening. That's where we are with Occupy Wall Street. So it's time to look back in time and read about successful campaigns by individuals that changed the course of human history.

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Jesus Was a Commie: An Interview With Matthew Modine

Shira Levine | Posted 01.09.2012

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When Matthew Modine won the Founders Prize for Best Short Film at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival he was asked, "Why did you title your film, Jesus Was a Commie? His reply was simple: "Because I couldn't call it, Jesus Was a Capitalist."

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Matthew Modine: 'Jesus Was A Commie'

Posted 01.01.2012

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When times are tough, many turn to religion. And with a world in turmoil, from roiled economic markets to spoiled environment, Matthew Modine is turni...

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Pedal Power Nation

Shannon Galpin | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Dervla Murphy, Mountain Biking, Panjshir Tour, Slidepollajax, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Mountain2mountain, Matthew Modine, David Holbrooke, Human Rights, Gender Equity, Impact News

This is the second year of the Panjshir Tour, based off my experiences mountain biking in Panjshir province of Afghanistan. Yup, Afghanistan.

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New Batman Film Adds THREE New Stars

Posted 07.21.2011

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As if to replenish the mystery it leaked with the creepy viral Tom Hardy as Bane image that kicked off its promotional campaign, "The Dark Knight Rise...

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HuffPost Review: Hemingway's Garden of Eden

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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What to make of the awkwardly titled Hemingway's Garden of Eden? That Ernest Hemingway probably had a reason not to publish the starchy, pointedly perverse little novel before he killed himself?

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Guess The Celeb Daughter, 20

Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Modine had a lovely date at a screening of 'The Social Network' in New York Wednesday night, his daughter Ruby, seen below. Ruby, 20, is hi...

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Cavs' Gilbert Was Right to Blast James. In Fact, He Didn't Go Far Enough

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miami Heat, Jim Gray, Mike Kekich, Ny Yankees, LeBron James, NY Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Matthew Modine, Fritz Peterson, Dan Gilbert, Sports News

In the wake of the NBA's free-agent frenzy, Lebron's behavior just gave folks like me religion; a reason to devoutly root for the Heat's colossal failure.

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The Miracle Worker on Broadway

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

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"No one expects you to perform miracles," says the head of the Perkins Institute for the Blind sending his prized pupil Anne Sullivan south from Bosto...

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Stage Door: The Miracle Worker, Conviction

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was Mark Twain who called Annie Sullivan a "miracle worker," and their uplifting journey is fertile ground for drama.

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I Live In The Land Of You, Me And We

Matthew Modine | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first three words of the Constitution say, "We the People." "We" is a lovely word; it is inclusive. Life forms and nature are a delicate dance of symbiotic relationships. Some people understand that there is only one world and we are all in this together.

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Matthew Modine To Play Matthew Modine On Stage

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Talk about typecasting. Matthew Modine (moh-DEEN') will portray a fictionalized version of himself in "Matthew Modine Saves the Alpa...

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Cars Are Like Cigarettes; The New Pariah

Matthew Modine | Posted 05.25.2011

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The burning of fossil fuels and the internal combustion engine is dead. Raise your glass to self-propulsion! Long live the bicycle.

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CANNES: Jane Campion's "Bright Star" Premiere With Star-Studded Red Carpet (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP Article, Huffington Post slideshow) CANNES, France - Jane Campion figured the best way to get modern audiences to love John Keats was to present ...

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PHOTOS: Liam Neeson, Family And Friends Together At Natasha Richardson's Wake

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Family and friends gathered at the American Irish Historical Society in Manhattan for Natasha Richardson on Friday afternoon. Among the mourners we...

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The Oscars: Party Like It's 1929 ...

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps we can celebrate in the same spirit that inhabited that first Oscars at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in May 1929, just 5 months before the whole world slid into the economic abyss.

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Note to a Poop Stirrer

Matthew Modine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps Ms. Coulter is just a poop stirrer. Her outbursts and loud declarations are just a way of attracting attention, like a child throwing a temper tantrum.

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50 Most Fascinating People of 2008

Mike Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Working with Craig Newmark of craigslist changed my life. In terms of his approach to "doing well by doing good" and creating social responsibility ties -- I was inspired.

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Celebrities At The DNC Talk Politics: Zooey, Lucas, Modine, Burstyn & More

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Screenwriter and actor Danny Strong is interviewing colleagues at the Democratic National Convention for an Associated Press video diar...

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