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Oscar Watch: Has Disney permanently cut Miramax out of the awards season game?
hitfix.com –
2009-10-02
Credit: Miramax Sadly, besides most of this year, Miramax had a tremendous amount of success under their current set up even rivaling (much to their dismay) the "glory years" of the Weinsteins. ... Full Article
Jude Law, John Stamos, Susan Sarandon take different approaches to Playbill bios
nydailynews.com –
2009-09-16
Talk about a long-running production - Playbill celebrates its 125th anniversary this fall. Read enough of these show programs and you realize that those bios tucked inside are as individual as the productions themselves. ... Full Article
Meryl Streep shines in Doubt
metro.co.uk –
2009-08-04
Doubt, Miramax Films, 15, ?17.99 By DAMIAN TULLY-POINTON - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Doubt A study of suspicion set in a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964, it pits Meryl Streep's stern Sister Aloysius against progressive priest Father Flynn... ... Full Article
On Campus, an Incubator for New Plays
nytimes.com –
2009-07-25
"When you're in your 20s, you don't imagine anything lasting 25 years," Ms. Urdang said of the starry-eyed undertaking hatched in 1984 to provide emerging artists the wherewithal to develop and present new work in readings, workshops and productions, with... ... Full Article
IN BRIEF
fresnobee.com –
2009-06-16
Back to the battle: 500-pound Savannah resident Ruby Gettinger publicly shared her weight-loss journey and the fight to save her life during season one of the Style documentary series, "Ruby." ... Full Article
Another local milestone in the performing arts arena will occur as Murrieta Repertory Theatre stages for the first time in our local area John Patrick Shanley's multiple award-winning play "Doubt," performing tonight through June 19 at the Ramona Hillside Playhouse... ... Full Article
Doubt, a Parable
eyeweekly.com –
2009-05-11
Editorial Rating: Written John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Marti Maraden. Featuring Seana McKenna, David Storch. Presented by the Canadian Stage Company. To May 30. Mon-Sat 8pm; Wed 1:30pm; Sat 2pm. $20-$90; Mon PWYC; rush seats at half price available one... ... Full Article
"Doubt: A Parable" by John Patrick Shanley has received considerable praise ever since the Broadway production opened in 2005 and ran for over a year. ... Full Article
Doubt was an apparently Oscar-hungry film, as its December 25 release date suggested. Starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman , based on a Pulitzer-Prize-winning play, and dealing with the issue of child abuse in the Catholic church, it was... ... Full Article
Tough nuns shaped good life habits
nydailynews.com –
2009-04-14
Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 4:00 AM 'Penmanship is dying!" lamented Sister Aloysius when she found a forbidden ballpoint pen in a classroom in the movie "Doubt," set in a Bronx Catholic grammar school in 1964. ... Full Article