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A 'below-the-line' Oscar winner
Gene Allen's home on the Balboa Peninsula offers so much to delight the eye that it's easy to hide a small object inside it. Even an Academy Award. The longtime Newport Beach resident, who lives in a condo overlooking the Rhine Channel, doesn't make...
Tags: Audrey Hepburn, Jude Law, John Wayne, Entertainment, Marlon Brando
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Not Jimmy Stewart's 'Wonderful Life'
Looking dapper with his slicked-back hair and gray vest, Sawyer Stahl was all the part of George Bailey, the well-meaning banker of Bedford Falls whose frustrations nearly end him before he realizes that his is a wonderful life indeed. But while some...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Frank Capra Jr., Depression, Arts and Culture
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Check It Out: Lies on the bookshelf
Numerous novels and nonfiction books depict aspects of deception, trickery and illusion. Here are a few samples of books that debunk the idea that "what you see is what you get." "Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil" by Tom...Tags: Libraries, Lucille Ball, Petroleum Industry, Rituals, Deception (movie)
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On Theater: Flurries in the holiday air
December is here and there are flurries in the air — flurries of three stage productions with a Christmas theme paying return visits to local theaters. The granddaddy of them all, opening tonight, is South Coast Repertory's 31st annual...Tags: Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Foods and Beverages, Frank Capra Jr., It's a Wonderful Life (movie), Santa Claus (fictional character)
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Mesa Musings: Classics still deliver messages
I'm a fan of vintage films. Classic movies, as an art form, teach us much about history and ourselves. They're a priceless legacy, and are populated by writers, actors and directors who departed Earth years — even decades — ago. The other...Tags: Entertainment, Germany, Robert Young, Austria, World War II (1939-1945)
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On Theater: Vintage plots, updated versions
At Costa Mesa's Vanguard University of Southern California, the upcoming theater season will be marked by one major factor — maturity. All five plays to be performed at the school's Lyceum Theater in 2010-11 fit quite comfortably into the "oldies"...Tags: Education, Entertainment, Costa Mesa, University of Southern California, Drama (genre)
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Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president
Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95. In a writing career that spanned more than four...Tags: Celebrities, Rashomon (movie), Entertainment, Human Interest, Carol Burnett
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American Cinematheque celebrates the 'Lubitsch touch'
German-born director Ernst Lubitsch, who came to Hollywood in the 1920s, had such a deft hand with comedies that it became known as "the Lubitsch touch." The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is to celebrate "A Touch of Laughter:...
Tags: W.C. Fields, Target, Leukemia, Robert Stack, Greta Garbo
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A rosy new stage for Sugar Blue
These are very sweet days for Sugar Blue. In a few months, he'll be a father once more, his wife and bass player Ilaria Lantieri expecting their first child together in late May or early June. In the meantime, the two — who own a home in...
Tags: Count Basie, Entertainment, Dexter Gordon, Apollo Theater, Frank Capra Jr.
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Film Review: 'Admission' not wonderful, not awful
"Admission" is a nice movie. You have no idea how depressing it is for a critic to drag out what may be the blandest word in the English language. But it fits. "Admission" is a bowl of oatmeal — instant oatmeal — with nothing added; not sugar,...
Tags: Paul Weitz, Entertainment, Politics, Movies, Government
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Jester Theater Co. announces 2013-14 season
Jester Theater Company has announced its 2013-14 season lineup, which includes the classic play "Harvey," adapted into a Jimmy Stewart film. Here's what's in store from the troupe, which as its name indicates, specializes in comedy. • Sarasota...
Tags: Harvey (movie), Entertainment, Fringe Festival, Arts and Culture
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'Anatomy of a Murder,' 'A Man Escaped': crime and punishment
Rather than concentrate on the execution of the crime, this week’s DVDs focus on what comes afterward: first the trial, then, for the unlucky, time behind bars. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture, 1959’s “...
Tags: Robert Bresson, Ben Gazzara, Murder, Academy Awards, Duke Ellington
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