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Actress Lauren Bacall, who protested Hollywood blacklist, dies at 89
August 14, 2014"Stardom isn't a career," Bacall once observed, "it's an accident." What a lucky accident it turned out to be.
Read moreAmong his many triumphs, Robin Williams stood with striking writers
August 14, 2014Shock at the death of Robin Williams led me to search peoplesworld.org to see what we had written about him since 2002. What I found surprised me.
Read more“What If,” romantic comedy, sells movie tickets
August 13, 2014Zoe Kazan is teamed with Daniel Radcliffe in a story that asks the question, "Will the 'Harry Met Sally' formula work again?"
Read moreNew “X-Men” is more of the same
August 13, 2014This is a movie about returning to the past, and indeed, in the end, all it really does is tread the same old ground.
Read more“Guardians of the Galaxy” is spacefaring fun
August 12, 2014This latest entry in their rapidly expanding universe of comic book adaptations, is a good-natured thrill ride full of fast-paced action and utterly ridiculous humor.
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