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MyFrenchFilmFestival.com begins Thursday
Lovers of French films often have limited choices at their local theaters, and traveling regularly to Paris to catch the latest titles isn't an option for many. Enter MyFrenchFilmFestival.com, a celebration of contemporary French cinema, which...
Tags: Entertainment, Michel Hazanavicius , Movies, France, Arts and Culture
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Review: 'Port of Shadows' restored to its poetic realist glory
It was the only French film of the 1930s, Simone de Beauvoir reported, that she and Jean-Paul Sartre jointly admired, largely for "the fog of despair enveloping the entire film." Yet it was banned by the Vichy government on moral grounds, accused of...
Tags: Panama, Entertainment, The Hustler (movie), Celebrities, France
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Downton Abbey creator brings Brit class savvy to Mary Poppins
Staff WriterOf course you know of the Mary Poppins from the P.L. Travers book series. And who hasn't seen Julie Andrews' 1964 cinematic take on the magical nanny? But now comes the stage musical version, a global hit that has carefully calculated changes —...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Czech Republic, Richard Eyre, Downton Abbey (tv program)
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The difficult path to a foreign-language film Oscar
Something like a glammed-up re-imagining of the United Nations, year-in, year-out the foreign-language film category at the Oscars is a home to diplomacy, drama, intrigue and heartbreak. And that's just the process to secure a nomination and then the...Tags: Norway, Mark Johnson, Michael Haneke, Kon-Tiki (movie), A Royal Affair (movie)
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Fontella Bass: An appreciation
There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power. One is a gut-busting soul cry, “Rescue Me,” a propellant R&B banger from 1965 that became Bass' signature. The other, equally vital, is a nine-minute thrill...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Chuck Berry, Movies, Etta James
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How much is it worth to be a U.S. citizen?
We read about famous people like French film star Gerard Depardieu, who moved to Belgium to avoid a 75 percent income tax on millionaires proposed by France's Socialist government (a measure rejected last week by a French council, though French leadership...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, Movies, France, Hong Kong
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World War II Roundtable celebrates with veterans
Submitted photo World War II veterans and a number of others attended a Roundtable Christmas party were dressed in uniform in honor of the occasion. The Potomac Highlands World War II Roundtable held its fourth annual Christmas Party honoring World...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Movies, World War I (1914-1918), Religious Festivals
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'Amour,' 'Intouchables' make academy's foreign language film shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday moved forward with nine potential nominated movies for the next round of voting in the foreign language film category for the 85th Academy Awards, narrowing the field from 71 qualifying films....Tags: Film Festivals, Entertainment, Lasse Hallstrom, Gael Garcia Bernal, Kon-Tiki (movie)
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'The Intouchables'
Based on a true story, this seriocomic French film by writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano earned international raves for its two stars ... veteran actor Francois Cluzet as a rich aristocrat suddenly incapacitated while paragliding, and Omar...Tags: The Intouchables (movie), Entertainment, DVDs, Celebrities, France
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Decent debuts for 'Hitchcock,' 'Rust and Bone' in limited release
Moviegoers didn't exactly go psycho for "Hitchcock" at the box office this weekend, but the film didn't get slaughtered either. The movie starring Anthony Hopkins as legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock debuted in 17 theaters this weekend and...
Tags: Rust and Bone (movie), Alfred Hitchcock, Jacques Audiard, Hitchcock (movie), Arts and Culture
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'Taken 2' manages to be both fresh and stale
WindberOlivier Megaton is a French film director, writer and editor who was formerly a graffiti artist. Recently, he has directed "Taken 2." Even though the film was action packed, I only gave it a rating of 4/5. I enjoyed that this movie has a different plot...Tags: Liam Neeson, Taken 2 (movie), Entertainment, Movies, Central Intelligence Agency
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John Waters Brings His Filthy World to New London
John Waters — This Filthy World 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London. (860) 444-7373, gardearts.org A discussion with John Waters is that rarest of celebrity things: an actual discussion. He's happy to reel...
Tags: Music, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Martin O'Malley, Ricki Lake, Johnny Mathis
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