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A bang-up summer ends with whimper
| September 2, 2008
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'Tropic Thunder' holds top spot at box office
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'Thunder' rolls over 'House Bunny'
| August 25, 2008 From Los Angeles Times
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The 'R-word' is no joke
| August 22, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesThis has been a year filled with teachable political moments. Racism, sexism, ageism and "change" have been debated at kitchen tables and... more
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'Thunder' bolts ahead of Batman into top spot
| August 18, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesIt took a trio of prima donna actors to finally topple the Caped Crusader. After more than a month atop the box office, "The Dark Knight... more
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'Tropic Thunder' brings issues about cinema and race back to the...
August 17, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesIn a role bridging decades of progress and regress on the big screen, Robert Downey Jr. is an Aussie actor obsessed with being black in Ben... more
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Race, on its face, is still a moving target
| August 17, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWHAT IS going on in the zeitgeist when an African American is poised to become president and Robert Downey Jr. is in blackface? In the new... more
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Britain's Steve Coogan accents movie comedies
| August 17, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesENGLISH comedian Steve Coogan stars in "Hamlet 2," a romp about a deranged high school drama teacher and his disaffected Latino students in... more
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Film critics stand firm against 'Tropic Thunder' protests by advocates...
August 15, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesGroups decry the film's use of 'retard,' but movie's defenders say satire clears the way... more
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Critics: All's fair in war and satire
| August 15, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesIt's one of "Tropic Thunder's" most talked-about scenes and perhaps its most politically incorrect. In the new R-rated comedy, Oscar-winning... more
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Plenty of 'Thunder' in forecast
| August 15, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesA shape-shifting mummy couldn't dethrone "The Dark Knight" at the box office two weeks ago, and neither could a pair of stoners last weekend... more
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Will Ben Stiller finally get the last awards laugh for 'Tropic Thunder...
While funnyman Ben Stiller continues to bring his fresh approach to a string of successful comedies with the just-opened "Tropic Thunder... more
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Did Tim Shriver see 'South Park' Special Olympics show?
Has Timothy Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, who this week called for a boycott of Ben Stiller's new comedy movie, "Tropic Thunder... more
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'Tropic Thunder' stars talk about the movie, NOT the R-word!
The Dish Rag's reporter Sal Morgan talks to Ben Stiller about the fun of sending up Hollywood in "Tropic Thunder" and gets Robert Downey Jr... more
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Timothy Shriver sez ban 'Tropic Thunder' but hasn't seen it?
Timothy Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, admits to NPR that he actually didn't see "Tropic Thunder." But he's calling for a boycott... more
