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'Million Dollar Baby'
Chicago TribuneAt 74, Clint Eastwood still has some tricks up his sleeve, including, when he wants it, a knockout punch of shattering force. "Million Dollar Baby" - in which Eastwood admirably returns as director, producer and lead actor after shucking star duties in...Tags: The Shawshank Redemption (movie), Sylvester Stallone, Foreign Exchange Market, Chicago Tribune, Movies
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'Finding Neverland'
Chicago Tribune"Finding Neverland" is a limpidly emotional heart-tugger about the pleasures and tragedies of eternal youth, as imagined and lived by James M. Barrie, the man who wrote "Peter Pan." This movie bio—based on Allan Knee's play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan"...Tags: Julie Christie, Health, Family, Chicago Tribune, Dustin Hoffman
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Superheroes on top of animation's world
Special to The TimesComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage The number of nominees may be few in the 4-year-old category of best animated feature film — but they are mighty. "The Incredibles," "Shrek 2," and "Shark Tale" are all box office power...Tags: Academy Awards, Brad Bird, Retirement, 9 (movie), Animation (genre)
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Oscar's risks don't end at Chris Rock
Times Staff WriterComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage As if Chris Rock were not enough, this year's Oscar ceremony is shaping up to be hip-hop loose and in-your-face. Or at least as hip-hop loose and in-your-face as a show that revolves around a...Tags: Academy Awards, Whoopi Goldberg, 9 (movie), Satellite and Cable Service, Arts and Culture
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'Ray'
Chicago TribuneWhen you play a genius on screen, you better have the right stuff yourself, or the camera will shrivel you. That doesn't happen in "Ray." In this triumphant musical movie-bio, Jamie Foxx gives a landmark performance as soul, jazz and blues great Ray...Tags: Ray Charles, Clifton Powell, Bokeem Woodbine, Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune
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Four's a crowd, producers are told
Special to The TimesComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage And the best picture nomination goes to — well, we'll get back to you. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the year's five best picture nominees. But it hasn't...Tags: Adrien Brody, Academy Awards, Taylor Hackford, Ray (movie), Miramax Films
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Off-center... independent... privately funded... art-house fare
Times Staff WritersComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage "The Aviator," an old-fashioned Hollywood epic about Howard Hughes' obsessions, romances and crippling neuroses, captured 11 nominations to take the lead for the 77th annual Academy Awards,...Tags: Natalie Portman, Arts and Culture, Imelda Staunton, Celebrities, Thomas Haden Church
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The nitwits can now step aside
Los Angeles TimesComplete list of nominees Complete Academy Awards coverage To look at Tuesday's Oscar nominations as a whole is to find yourself facing an alternative movie universe where Mike Leigh's beautifully austere but little-seen British "Vera Drake" got...Tags: Mike Leigh, Los Angeles Times, Arts and Culture, Spider-Man (fictional character), September 11, 2001 Attacks
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