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'Charlie Wilson's War'- Momentous But Momentless
Charlie Wilson was a man who took risks with seemingly no regard to the danger he was placing himself in. He would rather make a joke than admit defeat. Ultimately, when he's resolved to take action, he lowers his head and rams into adversity - crashing down hallways and flying in jet airplanes, unflappable and resolute.
Read Article... Movie Review: 'Charlie Wilson's War' Is A Crisp Satire With Irresistible Star Power
''
Charlie Wilson's War,'' a crisp, biting satire that confidently mixes sex and politics, glides along so smartly and smoothly, it makes you wonder how it's possible that director
Mike Nichols and writer
Aaron Sorkin have never teamed up before.
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2 commentsOscar Winners Tom Hanks And Julia Roberts Star In 'Charlie Wilson's War'; Out Dec. 25
Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history.
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1 commentWar Comes to Hollywood
As far back as the 30s, celebrities and even cartoon characters endorsed the purchase of war bonds to support World War I. Then again, there were those who opposed war. For example, producers came up with films such as "
Johnny Got his Gun" in 1971, which was based on the 1938 anti-war novel by Dalton Trumbo.
Read Article... George Clooney & Renee Zellweger Talk About Work, Prostitutes & More
In the December issue of
W magazine, on newsstands November 23,
George Clooney says he didn't know what prostitutes were until he cruised around in a Porsche with his cousin, actor
Miguel Ferrer, when he first moved to California:
Read Article... Celebrity Birthdays, November 6
Happy Birthday to hoops star
Lamar Odom (1979), Zambian actress
Thandie Newton (1972), actor
Ethan Hawke (1970), actress
Lori Singer (1957), Cuban trumpeter
Arturo Sandoval (1949),
Eagle Glenn Frey (1948), actress
Sally Field (1946), director
Mike Nichols (1931), baseball player
Walter Johnson (1887), and patriotic composer
John Philip Sousa (1854).
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2 commentsClay Aiken To Join Broadway's 'Spamalot' In January
NEW YORK (AP) - From ''
American Idol'' to
Eric Idle's ''Spamalot.''
Clay Aiken will join the Broadway cast of ''Monty Python's Spamalot'' on Jan. 18, playing one of the leads, Sir Robin, in the Tony Award-winning musical directed by
Mike Nichols.
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7 commentsEmily Blunt Was Starstruck By Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts
Emily Blunt fears she let director
Mike Nichols down while filming love scenes with
Tom Hanks in new film
Charlie Wilson's War because she was awestruck by the Oscar winner. Blunt couldn't believe her luck when she was cast opposite Hanks and
Julia Roberts in her moviemaking hero's latest film - but she isn't proud of her acting.
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3 commentsBowling For Soup Introduce Their 'Six Million Dollar Video'
Jive Recording Artist
Bowling For Soup continue to bring their own brand of creative expression with their new video "When We Die," as they cast
Lee Majors in a leading role.
"When We Die," a the current single from their album,
The Great Burrito Extortion Case is a departure from the usual happy go lucky videos that fans may have been accustomed to,
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1 commentMike Nichols Taught George Clooney German For 'The Good German'
The Good German director
Mike Nichols had to double up as a dialect coach, because the expert hired for the movie couldn't speak German. The coach was fired after the film was shown to German speakers and they couldn't understand what was being said.
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