Arts & Entertainment
'Happy Feet' director on penguins, Antarctica and more
By RACHEL LEIBROCK
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
We love penguins. The funny-looking, black-and-white creatures don't live anywhere near the United States (no, not even in Alaska, although you can find them in some U.S.
The Daniel Craig File
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
DANIEL CRAIG AT A GLANCE ...
_ Age: 38.
_ Height: 5 feet, 11 inches.
_ Hair and eyes: The hair's blond, naturally blond; eyes are blue.
_ Birthplace: Chester, Cheshire, England.
_ Middle name: Wroughton.
_ Acting education: Attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican, with fellow students Ewan McGregor, Damian Lewis and Joseph Fiennes, among others.
Catching up with Craig
By BARBARA VANCHERI
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
If you're smitten with Daniel Craig, the new James Bond, you can find him playing poets, professors, lotharios and coldhearted killers.
The 38-year-old British actor has a long list of stage and film credits, from "Layer Cake" to "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" and beyond.
New, flesh-and-blood Bond draws winning hand
By BARRY PARIS
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
"Casino Royale," the brand-new James Bond thriller, features a brand-new James Bond _ fairest of them all.
The blond Bond-shell is Daniel Craig, and we'll discuss him first, before the plot, because he's such a departure from previous 007s.
A sequel we can't refuse
By PHIL VILLARREAL
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
It could have easily been called "Godfathers."
A rare sequel to a great film that recaptures and expands upon the mastery of its predecessor, 1974's "The Godfather: Part II" expands the story of "The Godfather" both forward and backward.
Director hopes 'Babel' will spark discussion, questions
By BARBARA VANCHERI
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A good director never knows where he will find his leading men.
Sometimes they appear in the perfect package of Brad Pitt or Gael Garcia Bernal, and sometimes they show up looking for a computer job in the production office or armed with carpentry skills.
A penguin dances to the rescue
By ROBERT DENERSTEIN
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
As questions go, it's a real doozy: Can a tap-dancing penguin bridge the gap between man and nature? Even a steadfast champion of the environment such as Al Gore probably hasn't spent much time contemplating the possibilities.
But director George Miller has, and his new movie, "Happy Feet," is better off for it.
'Deja Vu' a smart, complex ride set in New Orleans
By BETSY PICKLE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
In some respects, "Deja Vu" seems familiar, as though we've been there before. But where it counts, it's nuanced and novel.
Yes, we've seen Denzel Washington collaborate with director Tony Scott, in both "Man on Fire" and "Crimson Tide." We've seen Washington portray aloof, guarded men and Scott craft intense, elaborate action films.
'Mary Poppins' makes trip to Broadway in lavish style
By CHRISTOPHER RAWSON
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Thanks to the 1964 movie, "Mary Poppins" is the kind of musical where you find yourself humming the songs on the way into the theater, then greeting their teasing quotation in the overture as a guarantee of musical-comedy pleasure to come.
That guarantee is as good as gold.
