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A bang-up summer ends with whimper
| September 2, 2008
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'Thunder' rolls over 'House Bunny'
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'Thunder's' trickery
August 24, 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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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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'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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Looking for action, he got it
| August 10, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesBEN STILLER handed them out to cast and crew at the conclusion of a punishing 13-week location shoot as a gesture of thanks, but also contrition... more
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'Tropic Thunder' goes viral: 'Iron Man' kicks some Panda butt!
In case you missed this on the Web, here's Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black's viral video made for MTV's 2008 Movie Awards. But... more
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The 12 steps to success
| July 23, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesIneed an addiction, man. I need it bad, real bad. Got to get me one. Amy Winehouse allegedly was/is addicted to something or other, but... more
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REASON TO BE SMILING
| June 4, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesSOME might paint Jon Cryer, 43, a perpetual romantic loser given his two most iconic roles -- lovelorn Duckie in the teen angst favorite... more
