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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Dynasty" star John Forsythe, whose acting career spanned seven decades on stage, film and television, has died at age 92 after a year-long battle with cancer, his family said on Friday.
Forsythe died on Thursday in Santa Ynez, California, northwest of Los Angeles, near Santa Barbara, after contracting pneumonia.
"Thankfully, he died as he lived his life ... with dignity and ...more»
United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran's literary exposĂ© of the same name. A one-time Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's opulent palace. The ...more»
"Shutter Island" stars DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo as 1950s U.S. Marshals who investigate some strange happenings at a mental hospital "for the criminally insane." Right there, you know you're in for a bumpy ride, but critics are split on whether or not it's a trip worth taking. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times is overwhelmingly positive, giving the film three and ...more»
A walking dichotomy, this controversial Hollywood megastar is the embodiment of prankster and preacher, hero and villain, success and failure, both on and off screen. Born in the U.S. but raised in Australia from age 12, the ruggedly handsome, blue-eyed actor hit it big (at least Down Under) in 1979, with a pair of antithetical films. ...more»
Once again, James Cameron is king of the world. Barely six weeks into its theatrical run, Cameronâs sci-fi opus, Avatar, has officially been crowned the worldâs all-time highest-grossing film. According to Paul Dergarabedian, President of Box Office at Hollywood.com, the 3-D epic claimed the top honor sometime yesterday afternoon, when it surpassed the $1.843 billion global gross ...more»
"Avatar" - currently the No. 2 film of all time internationally - conquered the 67th annual Golden Globes awards on Sunday night, winning Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Director for James "King of the World" Cameron.
Cameron said the film's success was a tribute to "the magic of cinema."
Sandra Bullock won Best Actress (Drama) for "The ...more»
PARIS â The news snapshot shows Roman Polanski standing at a window, a thin slice of his face visible amid an opening in the curtains. The French paper that printed the photo saw it as a newsworthy depiction of the director's life under house arrest in his Swiss Alpine chalet.
Lawyers for the "Chinatown" director say that the ...more»
Newsweek: Why âAvatarâ could beat âTitanicâ
Review: Effects wow, but story is unsatisfying
âAvatarâ reaches $1 billion worldwide
EW: âUp in the Airâ vs. âAvatarâ for the Oscar?
10 most expensive movies ever made
Without question, âAvatarâ is under close scrutiny by Oscar voters. Even Entertainment Weekly proclaimed, âWatch your back, âAvatarâ!â on a recent cover touting âUp ...more»
Denzel Washington arrives at the premiere of his new film, "The Book Of Eli," at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 11'
Future prophet?
In 2010's "The Book of Eli," Denzel Washington's latest film, he plays a solitary man walking across the wasteland that was once America -- and protecting a vital book that could ...more»
"Bad black mothers are everywhere these days," writes Melissa Harris-Lacewell in an essay published in The Nation. "With Michelle Obama in the White House, consciously and conspicuously serving as mom-in-chief, I expected (even somewhat dreaded) a resurgence of Claire Huxtable images of black motherhood: effortless glamour, professional success, measured wit, firm guidance, loving partnership, and the calm reassurance that American women can, in fact, have it all."




















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