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The Dude Continues to Abide
In the new issue of Rolling Stone—the one that features Sean Wilentz's "How Bush Destroyed the Republican Party" on its cover—Andy Greene writes about the enduring appeal of the Coen Brothers' 1998...
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McGregor, Spacey and Bridges to Join Clooney in Psychic Iraq Movie
Now here's a movie that we're going to see! Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey are in negotiations to star opposite George Clooney in the new film The Men Who Stare at Goats,...
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George Clooney Gets My Goat
The Men Who Stare at GoatsRunning time 93 minutesWritten by Peter StraughanDirected by Grant HeslovStarring George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges The Men Who Stare at Goats, the...
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Opening This Weekend: Jim Carrey Gets Mean, George Clooney Gets Silly and...
It looks like all it took for some movies that you actually might consider seeing to get released into theaters was a flip of the calendar. The first full weekend of November arrives with no less than...
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They’ve Got Spirit, Yes They Do: Three Indies Ready For Oscar Close Up
With the calendar turned over to December and the Carpetbagger blogging once again (now with a new Bagger!), awards season has officially started. And to that we say: finally. In an effort to get a...
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Jeff Bridges gives a sensational performance in Crazy Heart
Crazy HeartRunning time 111 minutesWritten and directed by Scott CooperStarring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall Jeff Bridges is not aging well, but when he stopped...
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Oscars: New York vs. L.A.
The Academy Awards may belong to Los Angeles, but that doesn't mean that The Observer and fellow New Yorkers can't boldly declare what Ought To Be. We give you Oscar picks by coastal sensiblities--and...
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Oscars: New York vs. L.A.
The Academy Awards may belong to Los Angeles, but that doesn't mean that The Observer and fellow New Yorkers can't boldly declare what Ought To Be. We give you Oscar picks by coastal sensibilities--and...
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Lebowski Fest, Dude
From left, T-Bone Burnett, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Universal Studios Home Entertainment). White Russians were flowing...
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Hunger Games
From left to right: Kristi Jacobson, Steve Buscemi, Lori Silverbush and Jeff Bridges (Getty Images) Last Wednesday night, at around 8 p.m., the Transom spotted celebrity chef Mario Batali ambling...
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