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There may come a day when no one registers astonishment that a woman could direct a movie like "The Hurt Locker" -- which is to say, a churningly suspenseful thriller with keen insights into the social and psychological dynamics of young men in wartime.

Ask 411 Movies for 09.21.09: The Column That's Like the Wind! Posted by Leonard Hayhurst on 09.21.2009 Recent celebrity deaths, Greg Kinnear, Craig Kilborn, cheap movies, 'King of the Hill' finale, 'The Riches' and famous Leonards other than me! From YouTube this week as sent to me by 411's own Erik Luers and done by the Onion News Network, we see ...

Patrick Swayze was one of Hollywood's greatest talents, from his early beginnings in "The Outsiders" to spectacular hits like "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost." He died recently.

Are you a Patrick Swayze fan? See a tribute to the actor, who died wHEN, during the Patrick Swayze Film Fest, Friday through Oct.

Everyone loved Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing and Point Break a ' so why can't we resist parodying his greatest roles? 'Lord Patrick of Swayze' ... Steve Coogan as Swayze fan Pauline Calf.

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"I began thinking to myself, I've had more lifetimes than any ten people put together, and it's been an amazing ride," Patrick wrote in the memoir he penned earlier this year with wife Lisa.

Pop culture has suffered many tragic hits in the last several months. The King of Pop.

"Pain don't hurt." That Patrick Swayze line, from the movie "Road House," has been repeated many times over the past two decades, often in jest.

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He was 57. His rep released a statement saying, "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months." Patrick left behind his wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi .

WINDSOR, Ont. a ' Sandwiched between my parents in the front row of a crammed movie theatre, I wanted to be Baby.

A lot's been said about Patrick Swayze this week, and whether you'll miss him most for his Point Break action scenes, his Ghost -era clay-sculpting, his Chippendales Saturday Night Live skit with Chris Farley, or the irreplaceable "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," his green efforts are just as important to his legacy.

So what if he looks like the one and only Amish pothead to walk the face of the Earth? Keanu Reeves has always possessed a style so singular, and a screen presence so unique, that he pretty much transcends the well-labelled Hollywood talent pens without consequence to do his own thing.

The actor will always be remembered for his role of - Dirty Dancing', a low-budget film which was intended for a brief cinema run before going straight to video.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were few actors as popular as Patrick Swayze, and none could combine his ability to appeal to males for his action flicks while also making "chick flicks" to which women would drag their dates.

The star's brother was often seen accompanying him on hospital visits for treatments to battle the lethal form of cancer that killed him.

And Swayze whole-heartedly conveyed that his character loved that dorky little Jennifer Grey until she became a pretty, confident Jennifer Grey.   And in a oeGhost,a Swayze took silver-screen yearning to a whole new level.

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Mourners for the deceased actor focus on his two-decade old heartthrob roles, and his graceful decline in the face of cancer.

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On the NewsChannel 9 Facebook Fan Page , we asked people to share their thoughts about the passing of Patrick Swayze.

Although actor Patrick Swayze died Tuesday at a young age of 57, the battles he fought throughout his life and career left enough legacies for people to regard him as one who lived a full life.

Patrick Swayze , who passed away today from cancer , left behind a legacy of films in every genre, from the romantic comedy to the action flick.

Actor Patrick Swayze has died after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, his publicist has said.

Last week we were talking about director Kathryn Bigelow, whose intense Iraq-war movie 'The Hurt Locker' is still playing in town.

We've recently received word that a couple of productions have hit some pretty major road bumps.

Keanu Reeves is expected to take DNA test to prove he that is not the father of a Canadian woman's children.

Keanu Reeves will pull double duty for his upcoming film according to Variety . Henry's Crime is the actor's next project of choice, and it will be a romantic comedy.

FILM OF THE WEEK: The Hurt Locker - tense and thrilling or an entertaining recruitment film for the US Army? By Rachel Helyer Donaldson F IRST P OSTED A K athryn Bigelow, Hollywood's only top-line female action director, has received considerable acclaim in the States for her latest film, The Hurt Locker , about the Iraq war, which opens in Britain ...