Monthly Archives: January 2008

Great acting calms troublesome 'Sea'

Posted on January 25, 2008 by admin

Eileen Atkins and David Haig in sublime battle through April 19 A curious blend of Charlotte Bronte, Oscar Wilde and M. Night Shyamalan, Edward Bond’s eccentric play “The Sea” brings together drawing-room comedy and alien conspiracies in a storm-laden English … Continue reading →

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No joke: Nicholson knew pills' danger

Posted on January 23, 2008 by admin

Reports say that the sleeping drug Ambien was among pills found near Heath Ledger‘s body when the actor was found dead in New York Tuesday night. In an interview last year he apparently revealed that he had been taking Ambien … Continue reading →

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At last: Spurs 5 Arsenal 1

Posted on January 23, 2008 by admin

Spurs players celebrate their victory at White Hart Lane Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal last night by a 6-2 aggregate to win a place in the final of the Carling Cup. It was Spurs’ first victory over their north London rivals … Continue reading →

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Oscar noms include some real gems

Posted on January 22, 2008 by admin

Nominated for separate films: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman Some great picks in the Oscar nominations announced this morning with a bunch for “Atonement,” Laura Linney among the best actress contenders for “The Savages” and Casey Affleck up for best … Continue reading →

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Suzy Bogguss on the road in the UK

Posted on January 21, 2008 by admin

Suzy Bogguss has a new album and some UK concerts Country music radio in the United States has never known what to do with its mavericks, as Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle can attest, and among the brightest talents to … Continue reading →

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Suzanne Pleshette dies

Posted on January 20, 2008 by admin

Suzanne Pleshette with costar Bob Newhart in 2002 Suzanne Pleshette, who made her movie debut in “The Geisha Boy” with Jerry Lewis in 1958 and achieved lasting fame as the missus on “The Bob Newhart Show (1972-79), died Saturday night … Continue reading →

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Not so much 'Angry', more very funny

Posted on January 18, 2008 by admin

The cast of ‘Angry Young Man’ at Trafalgar Studios thru Feb. 2  Four clean-cut young men in suits on a small stage — bare apart from two stools and two chairs — become many characters, men and women, including a … Continue reading →

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Stars turn out for new National season

Posted on January 16, 2008 by admin

The wonderful puppets of ‘War Horse’ return to the National next winter Oscar winners Jeremy Irons, Vanessa Redgrave and Juliette Binoche plus Ralph Fiennes, Claire Higgins and Simon Russell Beale are among the stars to perform and the fabulous “War … Continue reading →

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Mikhalkov's '12' gets my Oscar vote

Posted on January 16, 2008 by admin

Nikita Mikhalkov’s enthralling ’12′ explores the conflict in Chechnya The good news about the shortlist for foreign language films in the Academy Awards is its inclusion of Nikita Mikhalkov’s epic Russian remake of “12 Angry Men” titled simply “12.” “The … Continue reading →

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No Oscar or BAFTA for '4 Months'

Posted on January 16, 2008 by admin

Spurned: Anamaria Marinca in ’4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’ Cristian Mungiu‘s harrowing but brilliant Romanian drama “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” was good enough for a Palme d’Or but there will be no Oscar and no … Continue reading →

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