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F you enjoyed the outrageous exploits of con-man Frank Abagnale in Steven Spielberg's 2003 film Catch Me If You Can, then The Informant is for you.
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The 411 Movies Top 5 11.06.09: Week 189 - Top 5 Funniest True Story Movies
The 411 Movies Top 5 11.06.09: Week 189 - Top 5 Funniest True Story Movies Posted by Trevor Snyder on 11.06.2009 From Catch Me If You Can to Ed Wood , 411's Trevor Snyder, Jeremy Thomas, and Steve Gustafson offer their takes on the funniest movies ever made based on real life events.
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Taj Enlighten Film Society Presents Steven Spielberg Film Festival
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, November 03, 2009 -- Experience Spielberg's magic on 35mm at Taj Enlighten Film Society.The best of Steven Spielberg films will be screened at Cinemax and Metro Big Cinemas.
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Frank Abagnale-'Catch Me If You Can'
One of the most famous confidence tricksters of all may be Frank Abagnale, whose life's work is described in the book and the movie 'Catch Me If You Can'. The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonado DiCaprio, was released in 2002 and tells of the early life of a man some describe as a genius.
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Anti- Defamation League Honors Steven Spielberg
Home : Features : News : Anti- Defamation League Honors Steven Spielberg Anti- Defamation League Honors Steven Spielberg 1-Nov-2009 Written by: Sari N. Kent Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg will be honored by the Anti-Defanation League for his meritorious contributions in the field of human rights during his illustrious film, ...
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NATIONAL TREASURE a ' Dismissed by many critics, this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced adventure became one of 2004's top box-office hits.
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Infamous forger and con man details his crimes to security experts meeting in Wyomissing
By Dan Kelly As a teenager some 40 years ago, Frank W. Abagnale stole about $2.5 million, mainly through identity theft and forgeries.
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Herc Has Seen USAa s Well-Laundered White Collar
I am - " Hercules!! Essentially a contemporary, unauthorized basic-cable version of the Steven Spielberg/Jeff Nathanson big-screen hit "Catch Me If You Can" , USA's "White Collar" follows an Abagnale-like con-man who teams with the Hanratty-like FBI man who put him away .
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White Collar: Where Crime Can Be Beautiful
There are a lot of dark, twisted cop shows on TV; think of Criminal Minds , Law & Order: SVU , CSI .
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Peter , a federal agent, is quite smart and attractive ... until you compare him to Neal.
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ID theft rises by more than a third
He's not what he seems: In 'Catch Me If You Can', Leonardo DiCaprio looked every inch the airline pilot Photo: DREAMWORKS In the first nine months of this year there have been 59,000 recorded victims of impersonation, nearly equalling last year's total of 62,658. Identity fraud has increased by more than a third in 2009 in comparison with the same ...
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A 17-YEAR-OLD boy who duped Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian by posing as a fortune-teller lost a libel bid against a newspaper for branding him a liar, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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DVD Alternatives to This Weekend's Theatrical Offerings
Zombies and liars and roller derby girls, oh my. There's something for everyone at the multiplex this weekend ... and even more if you stay home.
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Suspect Dressed As 'Lawyer' Escapes NYC Court
Share + Sep 30, 2009 5:00 pm US/Central NEW YORK 1 of 1 Robbery suspect Ronald Tackman, 55, escaped a Manhattan court on Sept.
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Federal officials: Con man in style of 'Catch Me If You Can' arrested at US-Canadian border
This April 2005 file photo released by London's Metropolitan Police shows Juan Carlos Guzman-Betancourt, a Colombian, at Southwark Crown Court, in London.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Surfs the Deep Blue Goodbye
Former News Corp COO Peter Chernin is using his new production company to grab hold of various in-development projects at 20th Century Fox.A Chernin has joined on to produce an action-thriller flick called "Man and Wife", an adaptation of the critically acclaimed Greg Rucka comic series, "Queen and Country", and most notably, "The Deep Blue ...
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Jennifer Garner gives Ricky Gervais a cheeky squeeze
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Steven Spielberg - Spielberg Taking Broadway to TV
Caption: Steven Spielberg out and about in Soho with his wife New York City, USA .... STEVEN SPIELBERG is venturing into TV with a series documenting the development of a Broadway musical.
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Spielberg, Shaiman, Wittman, Zadan and Meron in Talks for TV Series About a New Musical
"Chicago" and "Hairspray" producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are in talks to work with Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg and Showtime on a new TV drama series about the creation of an original Broadway musical.
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Conventional wisdom recognizes that The Informant is a breezy take on the case of Mark Whitacre , a whistleblower from the early '90s who ratted out his global agribusiness firm to the federal government as part of a price-fixing investigation, while embezzling millions of dollars and lying through his teeth like a bad hairpiece and tie .
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