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President Obama gives himself a B-plus grade
President Barack Obama, in an interview that aired Sunday, gave himself "a good solid B-plus" grade for his first year in office.
History Channel plans 8-hour scripted miniseries about Kennedys to air in 2011
The History Channel is planning its first scripted series and will base it on the Kennedys.
TV critic's pick: Family visit
Katharine Hepburn, left, received an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Peter O'Toole received a nomination for his role as King Henry II in the 1968 movie "The Lion in Winter" , about the Christmas-time family reunion to determine the king's successor.
Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces line-up for 2010 season
It's full speed ahead for Shakespeare Santa Cruz after a fretful 2009. In hopes of surviving the most rocky period in its nearly 30-year history, the acclaimed theater company announces its 2010 season today, which again features two Shakespeare plays in repertory outdoors in the Festival Glen and another non-Shakespeare play at the indoors ...
Act I has mixed results with James Goldman's royal family bickerfest The Lion in Winter
ACT I steps back into time with its latest production, James Goldman 's 1966 royalty drama The Lion in Winter , which reduces the high-level family politics of 12th century England to so much peevishness and the clucking of bitter chickens.
Don't miss: 'The Lion in Winter' at Mad Cow Theatre
What: James Goldman's 1966 comic drama The Lion in Winter may have lasted only a couple of months on Broadway.
'The Lion in Winter' roaring at Sun City theater
The Sun City Community Theatre will present the drama -- starring Bob Drojarski, Bob McCloskey, Carol Wroblewski and Lew Apgar -- at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Sunday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Magnolia Hall in Sun City Hilton Head.
Impossible Steps at The Court Theatre Tring
The image of a flight of steps on which figures pass in an endless cycle of repetition, is the inspiration for Impossible Steps, a play about the meaning of life and relationships, which comes which comes to The Court Theatre, Tring next week.
Sir Anthony Hopkins moved to the US because London was "f***ing boring". The Welsh-born 'Silence of the Lambs' star never felt like he belonged in the UK because its acting community is "so very strange". The 71-year-old actor - who started his career in on the London stage - said: "I went to America years ago because I felt I didn't fit in here in ...
This actor of stage and screen has devoted himself largely to period roles. Terry appeared in his native England with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Round House Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and others, in such.... This actor of stage and screen has devoted himself largely to period roles.
Continue reading "Katharine Hepburn's Oscars go on public view (is she rolling over in her grave?)"
Katharine Hepburn's Oscars go on public view Oscar's biggest acting winner, Katharine Hepburn , pretendednot tocare about Hollywood's highest honor.
Continue reading "Katharine Hepburn's Oscars go on public view (is she rolling over in her grave?)"
Katharine Hepburn's Oscars go on public view Oscar's biggest acting winner, Katharine Hepburn , pretendednot tocare about Hollywood's highest honor.
Katharine Hepburn's Oscars on View Aug. 4 at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC. Katharine Hepburn's record four Best Actress Academy Awards will go on display at the National Portrait Gallery Aug.
Continue reading "Katharine Hepburn's Oscars go on public view (is she rolling over in her grave?)"
Katharine Hepburn's Oscars go on public view Oscar's biggest acting winner, Katharine Hepburn , pretendednot tocare about Hollywood's highest honor.
Happy Birthday, Peter Oa Toole, Irish Actor From a oeLawrence of Arabiaa
Peter O'Toole is considered one of the most distinguished actors of the 20th century.
Continue reading "Emmy lead actress in a drama series: By the numbers"
Before today, the six women competing for lead actress in a drama series had tallied up an impressive 33 Emmy nominations among them.
Main British actor of stage, screen, and television who was perhaps best known for his work on the series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its related films.
The cast of The Lion in Winter will be performing July 9-25 at The Center for The Arts.
THE New York Film Critics Circle, the nation's old est association of movie reviewers, turns 75 this year; and the Museum of Modern Art is marking the occasion with a 12-week series of award-winning films, each one chosen by a member of the group.
Bond star Dalton to appear in Doctor Who
JAMES BOND star Timothy Dalton has returned to the land of his birth to take a starring role in sci-fi hit Doctor Who.
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