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Kick-Ass Women In Book Adaptations

| Posted 01.05.2012 | Books
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By Kristin Fritz via Word & Film Most of us know Katherine Heigl best as Dr. Izzie Stevens from “Grey’s Anatomy” or, you know, that blonde gi...

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Chris Matthews Interviews Paul Haggis on Nantucket

Linda Flanagan | Posted 09.04.2011 | Entertainment
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Linda Flanagan

In director and screenwriter Paul Haggis' interview last week with Chris Matthews at the Nantucket Film Festival, Matthews and the reverential crowd got along famously with the star.

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Cinematic Superman: The Astonishing Legacy of Clint Eastwood

John Farr | Posted 08.14.2011 | Entertainment
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John Farr

This was the not the first title I had in mind for this piece. But when I dug into Clint Eastwood's life and career, it seemed particularly apt -- and not even close to an overstatement.

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Movie Review: Conviction

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Marshall Fine

Conviction is as straightforward as storytelling gets in a movie. Will that be its undoing with critics?

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The Golden Globes a Disappointment: Gervais was Mixed and Lots of Winners Weren't Prepared

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Michael Russnow

The Golden Globe awards are often the best of the awards shows, because they're more freewheeling and it appears no one really takes them seriously.

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Best Movies By Farr: When Oscar Screws Up

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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John Farr

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

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Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino: Who Knew He Could Act? Like John Wayne in True Grit, it May Lead to an Oscar

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Michael Russnow

John Wayne found True Grit towards the end of his career and now Clint Eastwood has done the same with an unforgettable performance in Gran Torino.

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