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15 hrs ago | Boston.com

Some accuse plucky Beverly lawyer of uncivil actions

It has been 14 years since lawyer Jan R. Schlichtmann of Beverly rocketed to fame as a result of "A Civil Action,'' the best-selling book made into a movie starring John Travolta that chronicled Schlichtmann's nine-year legal battle against companies accused of leaking contaminants into drinking wells in Woburn.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, A Civil Action, Transportation, Boston, MA Metro, Boston Metro

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Canada.com

Travolta's "Hairspray" role is a drag

John Travolta knows a lot about women's footwear. In fact, when he talks about the shoes he wore in the new movie Hairspray , Travolta reveals more than knowledge - he betrays a sense of passion for the world of footwear fashion.

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Related Topix: Hairspray, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Musical Movies

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Gloucester Co. Times

Take a trip to Grease

Grease is the word. After closing on Broadway in 1980, the newest revival of "Grease" returned to the stage in 2007 -- and now it's coming to Philadelphia.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies, Pop/Rock, Olivia Newton-John, North Carolina

MTV News

'Tony Manero': Blood On The Dance Floor, By Kurt Loder

Chilean director Pablo Larrain's "Tony Manero" must be one of the worst-looking movies ever submitted for Oscar consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Movies, Entertainment

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Sun-Times News Group

'Grease' is the word: Bravo Performing Arts Academy to perform classic

Students participating in the 2009 Bravo Performing Arts Academy will take themselves and audiences back to the 1950s with three performances of the hit musical "Grease" on July 10-12. "Grease," which originally opened on Broadway in 1972, follows a group of working-class teens as they live through the 1950s.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies, Olivia Newton-John, Oak Park, IL, Theater, Arts

Wed Jul 01, 2009

CNET News.com

Summer Lovin': Grease, the video game coming to a Nintendo near you

Tell me more, tell me more, can you play with a friend? As if movie-to-game licenses weren't already a bizarre enough landscape, Paramount Pictures announced Wednesday that 505 Games will develop "Grease" into a family game for Nintendo systems--meaning the Wii and DS.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies, Media, Nintendo Wii, Olivia Newton-John

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Pauls Valley Daily Democrat

From the Files 06-28

It's time once again for the Watermelon Seed-Spitting Championship in Pauls Valley.

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Related Topix: Pauls Valley, OK, Wynnewood, OK, Garvin County, OK, Paoli, OK

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Associated Content

How to Save the Big Screen Remake of Dallas

It was well publicized John Travolta has long pulled out of the big screen remake of the hit television series Dallas.

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Related Topix: Dallas, Soap Opera, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Wedding

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Tarantino wants to unleash more Basterds

Quentin Tarantino has a penchant for dropping hints about prequels to his well-known films that somehow never quite happen.

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Related Topix: Inglourious Basterds, Crime Movies, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Drama Movies, Thriller, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Madsen

Crossville Chronicle

Around the Town: I'm dyeing to see "Hairspray"

One of my favorite Broadway productions, Hairspray, has rolled onto the main stage at Cumberland County Playhouse, and I am dyeing to see it.

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Related Topix: Hairspray, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Boston, MA, Rap, Queen Latifah, Black Entertainment, Teenagers, Family

Thu Jun 25, 2009

People

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As Jon and Kate Gosselin go their separate ways , another famous couple are weighing in on how to "stay in love" under the intense spotlight of reality TV.

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Related Topix: America's Got Talent, Entertainment, Television, Family, Kids, Arcade, NY, People

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Press Releases

Prescott Park Arts Festival Launches 35th Season with GREASE

Season filled with free music concerts, festivals, kids events,theatre and more! PORTSMOUTH, NH - Prescott Park Arts Festival is preparing to launch its' 35th season on Friday, June 26.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies, Portsmouth, NH, Pop/Rock, University of New Hampshire, Conway, NH

Trend Hunter Magazine

Rolled-Up T-Shirt Sleeves - Julius Bramanto Channels 80s Style & Springsteen

We've seen this look on men before, from James Dean in 'Rebel Without a Cause' to John Travolta in 'Grease,' but it was Bruce Springsteen that made this look sizzle in the 80s.

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Related Topix: Rebel Without a Cause, Drama Movies, James Dean, Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Tyler Morning Telegraph

In Review: To Remake Or Not To Remake: Not As Easy As 1-2-3

By STEWART SMITH Entertainment Writer I've got a love/hate relationship with remakes.

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Related Topix: Broken Arrow, Thriller, Western, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Adventure, John Carpenter, Comedy Movies, The Last Boy Scout, Crime Movies

Sat Jun 20, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Holly Hills students make a study in wax

The fourth-grade hallway at Holly Hills Elementary School was filled Monday with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Derek Jeter.

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Related Topix: Hairspray, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Paleontology, Dinosaur, Science, Frank Sinatra, Jazz, New Jersey

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Arkansas Online

Film clips

Ryder considers his next move while hijacking a subway train in The Taking of Pelham 123.

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Related Topix: The Taking of Pelham 123, Angels & Demons, Terminator: Salvation, Jason Statham

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Crossville Chronicle

"Hairspray" opens at Cumberland County Playhouse June 25

Cumberland County Playhouse's Southern Regional Premiere of Hairspray, the bright, funny, family-friendly, multicultural '60s musical that inspired the film starring John Travolta and Queen Latifah opens on June 25.

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Related Topix: Hairspray, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Cumberland County, NC, Rap, Queen Latifah, Black Entertainment, Theater, Arts

The Doings Weekly

Film clips

What's playing at the cineplex and in your neighborhood. OPENING THE PROPOSAL A high-powered publishing exec facing deportation forces her assistant to act as her fiancee.

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Related Topix: The Proposal, Whatever Works, Larry David, Year One, Jack Black, Movies, Entertainment

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Farragut Press

CCPH presents 'HAIRSPRAY'

Cumberland County Playhouse will present 'HAIRSPRAY,' the bright, funny, family-friendly, multicultural '60's musical that inspired the film starring John Travolta and Queen Latifah, opening June 25.

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Related Topix: Hairspray, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Musical Movies, Queen Latifah, Black Entertainment, Rap

WisInfo

'Grease' is the word at Road America

Nostalgia returns as Road America will again be the backdrop of an authentic family fun drive-in movie on Saturday, June 20 .

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies, Elkhart Lake, WI, Olivia Newton-John, Newton, WI, Medicine, Palliative Care

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