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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS & THEATRE REVIEWS |
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August 07, 2008
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Get the latest acting news for film, theatre, television and the Internet, as well as theatre reviews.
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Wahlberg to Do 'Entourage' Cameo
Fall is full for Mark Wahlberg. The 37-year-old actor-producer has upcoming productions in film, television — and his own family.
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Probe into Ledger's Death Closes
Federal prosecutors in New York have closed an investigation into the fatal prescription drug overdose of actor Heath Ledger without bringing charges.
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HollyShorts to Showcase New Filmmakers, Brolin
In four years, Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont have seen the HollyShorts Film Festival they co-founded grow from a one-day screening to a four-day film festival attended by some of Hollywood's top stars.
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UTA Names New TV Heads
United Talent Agency has appointed veteran agents Ruthanne Secunda and Nancy Gates as co-heads of the TV-talent unit.
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Sheen: Top Paid Among TV Actors
A pair of stars from two of the network's top-rated programs rank as the two highest-paid actors on prime-time television, raking in well over $500,000 an episode each.
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FILM / TV |
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| Red
Considering how brilliantly Brian Cox does in blood-splattered roles, it's no wonder his performance steals this film.
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| In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Beyond being a low-budget and beautifully realized black-and-white portrait of love, sex, and contemporary 20-something romance in Los Angeles, In Search of a Midnight Kiss is above all else the equivalent of an actors showcase on film.
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NEW YORK THEATRE |
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| Hair
The Public Theater's revival of Hair is so spirited in its heart and mind that experiencing it is like sitting atop a promontory — a mesmerizing high.
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| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is bringing the Joyce Theater's 2007-08 season to a substantive close with two completely different programs of largely unfamiliar choreographic works.
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LOS ANGELES THEATRE |
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Cabaret
It's probably wise to be reminded periodically about the tragedy that was Germany in the early 1930s as the Nazis were beginning their rise to power.
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The Tragical History Of Doctor Faustus
Was Christopher Marlowe, in this strange, enigmatic play, attempting to update and popularize the traditional morality play, or was he subversively ridiculing the moral certainties those plays represented?
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BOOKS |
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| Playwriting, Brief and Brilliant
One doesn't teach someone how to write a play by the numbers. Page counts and turning points aren't as firmly fixed and formulaic in the theatre as in film.
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